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APIs and Web Scraping with Python

Gain the web scraping skills to add a powerful tool to your skillset and start or grow your career. You’ll learn how to collect your own data from APIs and the web using Python and start data projects.

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  • Intermediate friendly
  • 1 month (5 hrs/week)
  • Self paced
  • 1 Course
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APIs and Web Scraping with Python

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Path overview

In this path, you’ll learn how to use Python and Beautiful Soup to scrape the web and download data from APIs. If you’ve worked with Python and would like to add another powerful tool to your skill set, this is the perfect path for you.
Best of all, you’ll learn by doing — you’ll write code and get feedback directly in the browser. You’ll apply your skills to several guided projects involving realistic business scenarios to build your portfolio and prepare for your next interview.

Key skills

  • Performing web scraping and collect data from the web
  • Performing queries on external data sources using an API with Python
  • Identifying and overcome common setbacks in practical data analysis

Path outline

Part 1: APIs and Web Scraping with Python [1 course]

Introduction to APIs and Web Scraping in Python 4h

Objectives
  • Query external data sources using an API
  • Scrape data from the web

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