Ensure you use the correct parser like 'html.parser' or 'lxml' in BeautifulSoup to avoid parsing issues depending on the complexity of the HTML.
Always check the response status of your HTTP request to ensure the webpage is accessible before parsing it.
Use CSS selectors when you need to target links with specific attributes or within certain elements, as they provide a more flexible querying capability.
When extracting href values, validate and sanitize the URLs to avoid potential security risks or errors in data handling.
Ensure that the requests library is installed and updated to avoid compatibility issues with BeautifulSoup.
Handle exceptions for network errors and invalid URLs to ensure your script runs smoothly without crashing.
If the href attribute is missing from some a tags, include a condition to check for None before processing to prevent AttributeError.
Consider using a session object from requests for better performance when making multiple requests to the same host.
Maryia Stsiopkina
2025-01-17
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2024-09-11
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2023-03-29
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