Curious about how websites work behind the scenes or how to collect data from the web? This beginner-friendly workshop is the perfect place to start!

We'll begin by covering the basics of Python programming and how the web is structured — including HTML, CSS, and how data is presented online. From there, you'll dive into hands-on experience with Scrapy, a powerful and flexible web scraping framework in Python.

By the end of the session, you'll understand how to:

Inspect web pages to find target data

Extract structured data from websites

Handle basic challenges like pagination and data cleaning

Whether you're new to coding or looking to add web scraping to your data toolkit, this workshop will give you a practical foundation to build on.

No prior experience needed — just bring your curiosity and a laptop