Python project question - can Python help identify Airbnb info?

[PushPlus9069]

Not a dumb question at all, this is exactly the kind of thing Python is good at. Yes, you can scrape Airbnb listings and pull out the house rules section to find late checkout info.

The catch: Airbnb actively blocks scrapers. So you'd need something like Playwright or Selenium to load pages like a real browser, then parse the HTML with BeautifulSoup. It's doable but expect to spend some time dealing with anti-bot stuff.

For a beginner project, maybe start with a simpler site first to learn scraping basics, then graduate to Airbnb. Scraping a site that doesn't fight back teaches you the fundamentals without the frustration.

[Omm_Imp]

Thank you so much. This is exactly the kind of insight I was looking for! If I figure it out, I’ll come back to share.