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https://oxy.yt/JwfOCoding a web scraping script might not be the end of the task at hand. How to make it run each day automatically at a specific time?
No matter your programming language preferences, we got you covered with two simple automation solutions. This video introduces and showcases the Crontab utility and Windows Task Scheduler for script automation.
We answer the following questions:
Can you automate web scraping?
What are the benefits of automated tasks?
How to automate web scraping using Cron?
How to automate web scraping using Windows Task Scheduler?
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Our SySAdmin & DevOps Engineer Ovidijus explains how to automate your web scraping scripts and covers the following:
0:00 Introduction
0:27 The Convenience of Automation
0:40 The Benefits of Web Scraping Automatically
1:01 Web Scraping Automation Using Python
1:35 Automating Web Scraping with Cron
2:44 Automating Web Scraping Using Windows Task Scheduler
3:54 Alternate Options for Web Scraping Automation
4:11 Conclusion
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