Web Scrapping
Web Scrapping
Learning Objectives
• What is web scraping.
• Processes of web scraping.
• Techniques to web scrape.
• Ways to scrape.
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WATCH THIS VIDEO TO LEARN ABOUT WEB SCRAPPING!!
Task
You are by now should know the use of web scraping in text mining. In this lesson, you will learn to extract online posts from any websites. Scrap them into structured data.
Therefore, your task is to scrap online data using relevant scraping tools. Follow these instructions:
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Instruction 1: Learn how to use web scraper tool - import.io
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Go to web: https://www.import.io/
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Watch all videos below (import.io part 1 to 6) on how to use import.io
Instruction 2: Find your data
You are required to find any online posts from any relevant websites​
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Search the website.
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Follows the instructions given from provided videos to extract your data.
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Convert online posts into csv file
Instruction 3: Submit your work
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Send a copy of csv file to me: syerinanasir@gmail.com
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Please also include your reflection on this task.
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Your work will be graded based on the rubric table given.