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How to scrape an online dictionary using Python and lxml library

When I needed to extract dictionary words’ definitions I chose Python and lxml library. In this tutorial, I’ll review the steps of scraping Webster online dictionary using lxml in Python.

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How to monitor phpMyAdmin new release

Recently, a friend of my asked me for a simple free tool to detect new releases of the phpMyAdmin software. Since I recently did some research on website change tracking, I immediately recommended ChangeDetection.com. This service is free with basic logging in and primitive interface. The drawback of this service is that its pages load with 20th century delays, but for one-time page adding it’s okay.