// Read docs & web pages
scrapy2.19.0
Scrapy, a fast high-level web crawling & scraping framework for Python.
Open source Maintained For agents
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scrapy is scrapy, a fast high-level web crawling & scraping framework for Python.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to read docs & web pages.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it from the official package registry:
pip install scrapy - 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
02Alternatives & comparison
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