PyautoGUI
The pyautogui module in Python is a cross-platform GUI automation library that enables developers to control the mouse and keyboard to automate tasks. While it’s not specifically designed for web scraping, it can be used in conjunction with other web scraping libraries like Selenium to interact with web pages that require user input or simulate human actions.
pip3 install pyautogui
Example
In this example, pyautogui is used to perform scrolling and take a screenshot of the search results page obtained by typing a query into the search input field and clicking the search button using Selenium.
import pyautogui
# moves to (519,1060) in 1 sec
pyautogui.moveTo(519, 1060, duration = 1)
# simulates a click at the present
# mouse position
pyautogui.click()
# moves to (1717,352) in 1 sec
pyautogui.moveTo(1717, 352, duration = 1)
# simulates a click at the present
# mouse position
pyautogui.click()
Output
Python Web Scraping Tutorial
Web scraping, the process of extracting data from websites, has emerged as a powerful technique to gather information from the vast expanse of the internet. In this tutorial, we’ll explore various Python libraries and modules commonly used for web scraping and delve into why Python 3 is the preferred choice for this task.