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Field notes from the world of data extraction.

Articles, interviews and analysis on how data is gathered, used and fought over — written by the people closest to it.

Developer’s guide to rotating proxies in Python
Scraping practice

Extract JSONs Like A Pro With Chompjs And JMESPath

Easily get data from nested dictionaries within blocks of javascript code with these tips that facilitate how you extract JSONs.

Roy Healy4 min read
Custom Crawling & News API: Design A Web Scraping Solution
Data quality

The importance of data quality when extracting news data

Data quality plays a vital role in making sure these projects succeed. Especially if it depends on the constant flow of high-quality news data.

Alexandra Harris4 min read
Autoscraping Casts A Wider Net
Developer interest

Zyte Developers Community Newsletter Issue 4: Uniting the Community

Don't miss out on the fourth edition of our Zyte Developers Community Newsletter, featuring exciting news and events within our vibrant community.

Attila Toth1 min read
Extract Summit 2021 - Come Join The Web Data Revolution
Developer interest

Extract Summit 2021 - Come Join The Web Data Revolution

We are delighted to announce that Extract Summit 2021 will be a virtual event again. We will create an online experience that will allow the community to interact.

Marie Moynihan2 min read
Alternative Data For Hedge Funds & Portfolio Management
Use case

Alternative Data For Hedge Funds & Portfolio Management

Hedge funds are increasingly turning to alternative data generate Alpha. Buy-side spend has grown 160% in the last 2 yrs, but not all data is created equal.

John Campbell7 min read
Zyte Automatic Extraction | Top 4 features reviewed  Zyte
How To

The Importance Of Web Data And How To Easily Access It

Web data touches every aspect of our lives. Extracting meaningful data from the web – reliably and at scale – can play a vital role to help companies succeed.

Alexandra Harris4 min read
Dateparser: A Little But Powerful Date Parsing Library
Open-source

Dateparser: A Little But Powerful Date Parsing Library

Meet Dateparser, a potent date parsing library simplifying date extraction from HTML pages. Ideal for various applications like command-line tools, chatbots, and more.

Marc Hernandez Cabot3 min read
Aduana: Link Analysis to Crawl the Web at Scale
Developer interest

Zyte Developers Community Newsletter Issue 3: Celebrating Milestones

Zyte Developers Community Newsletter Issue 3 - Explore the third edition of our newsletter, keeping you informed about the vibrant Zyte developers' community.

Attila Toth1 min read
Zyte Blog — field notes from the world of data extraction
Use case

PriceEdge - Fuelling AI-powered e-commerce marketing engine

PriceEdge case study - Fuelling AI-powered e-commerce marketing engine.

Linda Giuliano5 min read
Aduana: Link Analysis to Crawl the Web at Scale
Developer interest

Zyte Developers Community Newsletter Issue 2: Insights and Updates

Dive into the second edition of our Zyte Developers Community Newsletter, featuring the latest developments and resources for developers.

Attila Toth2 min read
Autoscraping Casts A Wider Net
Developer interest

Zyte Developers Community Newsletter Issue 1: Stay Connected

Stay updated with our inaugural Zyte Developers Community Newsletter Issue 1. Packed with valuable insights and updates for developers in the Zyte community.

Attila Toth2 min read
Using Alternative Data for Insurance & Credit Scoring
Use case

Using Alternative Data for Insurance & Credit Scoring

Consumer scoring leveraging alternative datasets opens up markets for lenders & underwriters and provides access to credit/insurance to millions.

John Campbell9 min read