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The best answer on StackOverflow: Using RegEx to parse HTML (stackoverflow.com)

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Using a regex on html is like eating wild mushrooms that you found in the woods. There are times where it's appropriate and safe, other times where it's completely insane and possibly deadly, and it takes considerable experience to know how to tell the difference.