How to efficiently scrape web pages in Python?

The technical definition and core value of web crawling

Web scraping refers to the process of automatically extracting structured data from web pages through programs. Its technological value lies in multiple fields such as market analysis, competitor monitoring, and academic research. Python, with its rich library ecosystem (such as Requests, BeautifulSoup, and Scrapy), has become the preferred language in this field.

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Configuration and selection of basic web scraping toolchain

Comparison of library functions

Requests: Suitable for simple static pages, supports HTTP method customization and headers spoofing.

aiohttp: A high-concurrency request framework based on asynchronous I/O, improving throughput by 3-5 times.

Scrapy: A full-featured web crawling framework with a built-in middleware system and data pipeline.

Dynamic page rendering solution

For pages rendered with JavaScript, the following combination can be used:

Selenium: A browser automation tool that supports Chrome/Firefox.

Playwright: A next-generation cross-browser automation library that executes 40% faster than Selenium.

Pyppeteer: A Chromium-based headless browser control solution

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Core Methodology of Data Analysis

HTML structure parsing technology

XPath: Precisely locates elements using node paths, suitable for complex nested structures.

CSS selectors: concise syntax, highly consistent with front-end development logic.

Regular expressions: A complementary solution for processing unstructured text

JSON API Reverse Engineering

Modern websites often load data via XHR/Fetch requests, and developers need to:

Use browser developer tools to monitor network requests.

Parsing API endpoint parameter encryption logic

Build a signature algorithm or reuse cookies

Strategies to bypass anti-scraping mechanisms

Request feature spoofing

Randomize User-proxy and Accept-Language headers

Set a reasonable request interval (0.5-2 seconds is recommended).

Enable Cookies to persist sessions

CAPTCHA solutions

Image recognition: Tesseract OCR + OpenCV preprocessing

Behavioral verification: Simulating human operational trajectories using Playwright

Third-party services: Integration with captcha solving platform APIs

IP Rotation Infrastructure

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Optimization directions for enterprise-level crawling systems

Distributed architecture design

Implement task queue sharing using Redis

Deploying multi-node asynchronous tasks using Celery

Building a real-time data processing pipeline using Kafka

Intelligent scheduling algorithm

Dynamically adjust concurrent connections based on website response speed.

Distribute request traffic based on IP availability score.

Automatic learning and avoidance of abnormal patterns

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