Create a Guide: Web Scraping

[akhaleghi]

Overview

This issue contains resources to help community members learn more about web scraping in Python, including the use of APIs.

Action Items

• Gather resources, including relevant Hack for LA content (i.e. our tutorials and projects that have used web scraping), online courses, and tutorial/how-to web content.
  • Once done, remove the "Guide: Research" label and add the "Guide: Draft Guide" label
• Create a draft template, either in markdown format in this issue or a google doc in the Data Science google drive
  • Once done, remove the "Guide: Draft Guide" label and add the "Guide: Create Guide" label
• Create a guide on how to use the resources contained, including steps on how to get started for volunteers new to web scraping
  • Once done, remove the "Guide: Create Guide" label and add the "Guide: Review Guide" label
• Review the guide with Data Science Communities of Practice
  • Once done, remove the "Guide: Review Guide" label and add the "Guide: Leadership Review" label
• Present to Hack for LA leadership team for sign off
  • Once approved, remove the "Guide: Leadership Review" label and add the "Guide: Place Guide" label
• Include link to guide under Resources if you add it as a template in .github

Resources/Instructions

Hack for LA Web Scraping Tutorial with Selenium/Docker/Python