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Web Scraping with Playwright

Master modern web scraping with Playwright. Learn browser automation, handle dynamic content, and scrape JavaScript-heavy sites with this powerful Selenium alternative.

Intermediate
30 minutes
PythonPlaywrightWeb ScrapingBrowser AutomationJavaScript
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Introduction to Playwright

What is Playwright?

Playwright is a modern browser automation framework developed by Microsoft. It's designed for end-to-end testing and web scraping, offering a more reliable and faster alternative to Selenium.

Why Playwright for Web Scraping?

  • Auto-waiting: Built-in smart waiting eliminates flaky tests
  • Fast execution: Parallel browser contexts, faster than Selenium
  • Modern API: Cleaner, more intuitive syntax
  • Multi-browser: Chromium, Firefox, WebKit (Safari) support
  • Network control: Intercept and modify requests/responses
  • No WebDriver: Direct browser protocol communication

When to Use Playwright

Perfect for:

  • JavaScript-heavy single-page applications (SPAs)
  • Sites requiring user interactions (clicks, scrolls, form fills)
  • Dynamic content loaded via AJAX
  • Sites with authentication flows
  • Capturing screenshots or PDFs

Note: For simple static HTML, Beautiful Soup is faster and lighter.

Check Your Understanding

What is the main advantage of Playwright over Selenium?
Which browsers does Playwright support?
When should you use Beautiful Soup instead of Playwright?

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