Installation

In the following sections I will guide you through the installation process of the required components for this project.

Prerequisites ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Python >=3.9 <https://www.python.org/downloads/>_
pip <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/getting-started/>_
Ollama <https://ollama.com/>_ (optional for local models)

Install the library ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The library is available on PyPI, so it can be installed using the following command:

.. code-block:: bash

pip install scrapegraphai

.. important::

It is higly recommended to install the library in a virtual environment (conda, venv, etc.)

If your clone the repository, it is recommended to use a package manager like uv <https://github.com/astral-sh/uv>_. To install the library using uv, you can run the following command:

.. code-block:: bash

uv pin 3.10 uv sync uv build

.. caution::

  **Rye** must be installed first by following the instructions on the `official website <https://github.com/astral-sh/uv>`_.

Additionally on Windows when using WSL ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you are using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and you are facing issues with the installation of the library, you might need to install the following packages:

.. code-block:: bash

sudo apt-get -y install libnss3 libnspr4 libgbm1 libasound2