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Web Scraping & Data Extraction Tool
Selenium-based web scraping tool that extracts data from 500+ competitor websites to support strategic product adjustments and market analysis.
Project Overview
Built a comprehensive web scraping system using Selenium that extracts competitor product data, pricing information, and market intelligence from over 500 websites. The system features dynamic content handling, pagination support, anti-detection measures, and robust error handling. It includes data validation, quality checks, and automated reporting capabilities that provide actionable insights for strategic business decisions.
Challenges
- Handling dynamic content and JavaScript-heavy websites
- Implementing anti-detection measures to avoid blocking
- Managing different website structures and layouts
- Ensuring data quality and consistency across sources
Solutions
- Used Selenium with headless Chrome for dynamic content
- Implemented rotating user agents and request delays
- Created configurable selectors for different site structures
- Built comprehensive data validation and cleaning pipeline
Results & Impact
Successfully scraped data from 500+ competitor websites
Provided market intelligence for strategic product adjustments
Achieved 95% data extraction accuracy
Generated automated competitive analysis reports
Project Details
Duration
4 months
Team Size
2 developers
My Role
Senior Python Developer & Web Scraping Specialist
Technologies Used
Python
Selenium
BeautifulSoup
Pandas
SQLite
Chrome WebDriver
Requests
JSON