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JavaScript tools

It is also possible to use JavaScript for web scraping tasks, mostly used JavaScript frameworks are listed as follows:

Node.js: Node.js is an open source, cross-platform JavaScript environment that allows JavaScript code to run without the need for a web browser.

PhantomJS: PhantomJS is a script-free and headless browser that's used to automate web pages with the JavaScript API that's provided.
jQuery: jQuery is a rich, cross-platform JavaScript library. With jQuery, which is easy to use and learn, it is possible to develop Ajax applications and mark objects in the DOM tree.

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