Aug-12-2023, 10:55 AM
# Retrieve all of the anchor tags
tags = soup('a')
for tag in tags:
print(tag.get('href', None))
I understand what the code is doing (and it works on my computer) but I'm curious about what's going on in the line "tags = soup('a')." The get() method used in the for loop on the next two lines suggests that "soup('a')" is referring to a dictionary. But if that were the case, shouldn't the code be written with square brackets as "tags = soup['a']"? Also, when I print tags the output I get I understand ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
ctx.check_hostname = False
ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONEwhat the code is doing (and it works on my computer) but I'm curious about what's going on in the line "tags = soup('a')." The get method used in the for loop on the next two lines suggests that "soup('a')" is referring to a dictionary. But if that were the case, shouldn't the code be written with square brackets as "tags = soup['a']"? Also, when I print tags the output I get indicates to me that tags is a list (the output starts with a square bracket and ends with a square bracket).
tags = soup('a')
for tag in tags:
print(tag.get('href', None))
I understand what the code is doing (and it works on my computer) but I'm curious about what's going on in the line "tags = soup('a')." The get() method used in the for loop on the next two lines suggests that "soup('a')" is referring to a dictionary. But if that were the case, shouldn't the code be written with square brackets as "tags = soup['a']"? Also, when I print tags the output I get I understand ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
ctx.check_hostname = False
ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONEwhat the code is doing (and it works on my computer) but I'm curious about what's going on in the line "tags = soup('a')." The get method used in the for loop on the next two lines suggests that "soup('a')" is referring to a dictionary. But if that were the case, shouldn't the code be written with square brackets as "tags = soup['a']"? Also, when I print tags the output I get indicates to me that tags is a list (the output starts with a square bracket and ends with a square bracket).