Ask HN: What are the best tools for web scraping in 2022?

Web scraping is the process of extracting data from websites. There are several tools available for web scraping in Python, such as Beautiful Soup, Scrapy, Selenium, and Playwright. These tools vary in terms of ease of use, performance, and compatibility with different types of websites. Aside from Python, other popular languages used for web scraping include JavaScript, Ruby, and PHP. Web scrapers need to respect the legality and ethical considerations of web scraping, such as obtaining permission from website owners, avoiding infringement on intellectual property rights, and not overloading or harming targeted servers.