Python Web Scraper Tutorial: Sessions, Requests, Cookies & JSON!
Channel: Jay Jay
Date: 2019-01-22

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In this Python web scraper tutorial I use Python 3 and the Python requests package, to scrape a list of online users from a chat application. In my next upcoming video I will teach you how to scrape Amazon so make sure you hit that subscribe button to stay updated.

To follow along with this tutorial you must have the following installed:

* Python: https://www.python.org/
* Python Requests: http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/

I demonstrate the use of sessions, and cookies, using the python requests package and show you how easy it is to make requests to applications that require login. I also breifly demonstrate how to parse the data returned using JSON.

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DISCLAIMER:

In this video I demonstrated a concept using a public website. Please be cautious about making requests to the same endpoints as it may be against the terms of use for that particular website. Use your skills to help the world, not destroy it :)

I write slimmed down code in my video tutorials to make it easy for users of all levels to understand. You don't need to comment on my code. I advise a pythonic code style, and always check for errors! Happy python coding.

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