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scraper.py
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests
def get_page(url):
page = requests.get(url)
page_str = page.text
soup = BeautifulSoup(page_str, "html.parser")
html_h1s = soup.find_all("h1")
for h1 in html_h1s:
print(h1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
url = "https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cache"
get_page(url)
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