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What is html web scraping?

  HTML web scraping   is the process of extracting data from web pages using automated scripts or tools. It involves fetching the HTML content of a web page and parsing it to extract specific information of interest, such as text, links, images, or other elements. How Web Scraping Works: Fetch the HTML Content : Use tools like Python’s  requests  or  urllib  to send an HTTP request and retrieve the HTML code of a web page. Parse the HTML : Use libraries such as BeautifulSoup (Python), Puppeteer (JavaScript), or Scrapy to analyze the HTML structure and extract desired data based on tags, classes, IDs, or other attributes. Extract Specific Data : Identify patterns or structures in the HTML (e.g., specific  <div> ,  <table> , or  <span>  elements) and extract relevant information. Store or Process the Data : Save the extracted data in a desired format such as a database, CSV, or JSON for further use. you can use the tool o...