JAjancurn·Sep 30, 2025Submission
Launching Crawlee for Python v1.0 to simplify building web scrapers and crawlers
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crawlee-python
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crawlee-python
Crawlee—A web scraping and browser automation library for Python to build reliable crawlers. Extract structured data with LLMs via Pydantic AI, or control the browser in natural language with Stagehand. Works with BeautifulSoup, Parsel, Playwright, and raw HTTP. Download HTML, PDF, images, and other files. Proxy rotation included.
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Crawlee—A web scraping and browser automation library for Python to build reliable crawlers. Extract structured data with LLMs via Pydantic AI, or control the browser in natural language with Stagehand. Works with BeautifulSoup, Parsel, Playwright, and raw HTTP. Download HTML, PDF, images, and other files. Proxy rotation included.
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