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.

Scrapy Tips from the Pros (Part 1): Expert Advice for Better Scraping
Scrapy Tips from the Pros: Part 1 - Learn from seasoned web scrapers with our expert tips series. Optimize your scraping projects for success.

Vizlegal: The Rise of Machine-Readable Laws and Court Judgments
Vizlegal: Rise of Machine-Readable Laws and Court Judgments - Explore the impact of machine-readable laws and judgments. Revolutionize legal research with Vizlegal.

Christmas Eve vs. New Year's Eve: Last-Minute Price Inflation Analysis
Christmas Eve vs. New Year's Eve: Last-Minute Price Inflation - Uncover price inflation trends between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Stay informed as a consumer.

Looking Back at 2015: Zyte's Achievements and Progress
Looking Back at 2015 - Reminisce with us as we highlight the key moments and achievements at Zyte in 2015.

Winter Sales Showdown: Black Friday Vs Cyber Monday Vs Green Monday
Winter Sales Showdown: Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday vs. Green Monday - Dive into the data-driven analysis of these major sales events and make informed shopping decisions.

Chats with Rinar Solutions: Insights into Remote Working
Chats with Rinar Solutions - Gain insights into the collaboration between Zyte and Rinar Solutions. Explore their joint web scraping projects.

Black Friday, Cyber Monday: Are They Worth It?
This post kicks off a series of articles that will trace the prices of some of the top gifts, gadgets, and gizmos from Black Friday through to January 2016.

Tips for Creating a Cohesive Company Culture Remotely
Tips for Creating a Cohesive Company Culture Remotely - Foster a strong company culture in remote teams. Learn practical tips for building camaraderie.

Parse Natural Language Dates With Dateparser
We recently released Dateparser 0.3.1 with support for Belarusian and Indonesian, as well as the Jalali calendar used in Iran and Afghanistan. With this in

Aduana: Link Analysis to Crawl the Web at Scale
Aduana: Link Analysis to Crawl the Web at Scale - Dive into the world of link analysis with Aduana. Scale up your web crawling operations effectively.

Scrapy on the Road to Python 3 Support: Modernizing the Framework
Scrapy on the Road to Python 3 Support - Stay updated on Scrapy's transition to Python 3 support. Prepare your spiders for the future.

Introducing JavaScript Support for Portia: Expanding Web Scraping Capabilities
Introducing JavaScript Support for Portia - Unlock the potential of Portia with JavaScript support. Improve web scraping on JavaScript-rendered pages.