What Are Headless Browsers? Web Scraping With Python [Part 18] | Statistics Explained

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In this video, we dive into the concept of web scraping and how headless browsers can be used to scrape websites effectively.

The presenter explains the relationship between HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in modern browsers, and how JavaScript dominates the control over HTML and CSS.

The video delves into the challenges faced by web scrapers due to dynamic JavaScript rendering and the need for accessing the original HTML and CSS files.

The presenter demonstrates practically on the Pinterest website, showing how JavaScript is used and how headless browsers can be employed as a solution for executing JavaScript code while scraping websites.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - Understanding JavaScript Domination
1:39 - Single Page Applications
4:05 - Web Scraping with Headless Browsers
4:07 - Exploring Pinterest Website
5:23 - Determining Dynamic JavaScript
7:43 - Using Headless Browser for Scraping
8:36 - Conclusion

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