Data Extraction: 6 Practice Scenarios

Data extraction scripts

1. Collecting contacts from correspondence

Extract all email addresses and phone numbers from a long correspondence or document in seconds.

2. Parsing server logs

Extract IP addresses, URLs and timestamps from logs to analyze traffic and find problems.

3. Resume processing

HR professionals can quickly extract contact information from a stack of resumes.

4. Web page analysis

Copy the page text and extract any links, email addresses or phone numbers.

5. Preparation of the mailing list

Collect email addresses from various sources into a single mailing list.

6. Security audit

Search for accidentally published email addresses, phone numbers or IP addresses in public documents.

Example: collecting links

See also: Remove duplicates, Find and replace, Sorting strings