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Puppeteer vs Selenium: A Web Scraper's Experience-Driven Comparison

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Jan 9, 2024

Puppeteer and Selenium differ in their origins and purposes. Puppeteer is for web data extraction, while Selenium is for web app testing. When scraping data, Puppeteer requires explicit waits and explicit element lookup, while Selenium allows for configurable implicit waits and implicit element lookup. Both tools have their strengths and should be used accordingly.

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