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Hopefully you learned a thing or two from my article I Don’t Need No Stinking API: Web Scraping For Fun and Profit. Due to the popularity of that article — almost 100,000 views — I decided to write an even more detailed survey of the field, full of all the web scraping tips and tricks I've picked up.

The goal of the book — The Ultimate Guide to Web Scraping — is to hone your skills and help you become master craftsman in the art of web scraping.

We'll talk about the reasons why web scraping is a valid way to harvest information — despite common complaints. We'll look at the various ways that information is sent from a website to a client's computer, and how you can intercept and parse it. We'll also look at common traps and anti-scraping tactics and how you might be able to thwart them.

If you have any specific questions, just mention me on Twitter and I'd be happy to help!

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