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PageSieve

A browser extension for declarative web scraping. Ongoing work focuses on making it nicer to figure out CSS and XPath selectors, exploring a REPL-style workflow to reduce how often users need to reach for browser Inspect and the console.

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01 / The problem

What it addresses

Users currently have to frequently use browser Inspect and the browser console to figure out CSS and XPath selectors for scraping.

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  1. PageSieve

    A browser extension for declarative web scraping. Ongoing work focuses on making it nicer to figure out CSS and XPath selectors, exploring a REPL-style workflow to reduce how often users need to reach for browser Inspect and the console.

    Problem: Users currently have to frequently use browser Inspect and the browser console to figure out CSS and XPath selectors for scraping.

    Posted by @kajm · Original comment ↗

    “https://julius383.github.io/PageSieve/ Browser extension for declarative web scraping. Mostly making it nicer to figure out CSS and XPath selectors thinking of some sort of REPL but I'd need to test the ergonomics. I want to reduce how often you need to use Inspect and the browser console.”