How to Scrape LinkedIn Profiles Using Python, Selenium, and BeautifulSoup

Are you looking to automate the process of gathering information from LinkedIn profiles?

Photo by Nathana Rebouças on Unsplash

Whether you're a recruiter, researcher, or just someone looking to streamline your data collection, this guide will walk you through a Python script designed to scrape LinkedIn profiles using Selenium and BeautifulSoup. By the end, you'll have a solid understanding of how to automate login, search for profiles, and extract relevant data. Let's dive in!

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure you have the following libraries installed:

• selenium
• webdriver_manager
• beautifulsoup4
• pandas

You can install these using pip:

pip install selenium webdriver_manager beautifulsoup4 pandas

Step-by-Step Explanation

Importing Necessary Libraries

First, import the required libraries and modules:

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from…