Learn website scraping and crawling techniques to gain access to unlimited amounts of data anywhere on the Internet in any format. With this practical tutorial, you'll learn how to use Python scripts and web APIs to simultaneously collect and process data from thousands or even millions of web pages. Ideal for programmers, security professionals, and web administrators familiar with the Python language, This book not only introduces the basic principles of how web scrapers work, but also delves into more advanced topics such as analyzing raw data or using scrapers to test a website's interface. The code examples given in the book will help you understand these principles in practice.