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Webdriver browser may be detected #8

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nalvarez508 opened this issue Mar 24, 2022 · 2 comments
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Webdriver browser may be detected #8

nalvarez508 opened this issue Mar 24, 2022 · 2 comments
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Searching for a train using an automated browser will cause the results page to never show. In fact, the loading of the page never begins.

Possible alternative: https://github.com/divy4/amtrak-web-scraper
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https://www.google.com/search?channel=cus5&client=firefox-b-1-d&q=beautiful+soup+with+javascript+elements

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Other approaches:

  • Use a different webdriver (issue is present on MacOS: Chrome)
  • Add headers or options to browser to prevent detection
  • Attempt parsing with BeautifulSoup
  • UndetectedChromedriver... could be janky

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