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Trafilatura

Python package and command-line tool designed to gather text and metadata on the Web.

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LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub stars4.2k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Ai MlNlpBoilerplate RemovalArticle ScrapingText ExtractionPython
Overview

Why consider Trafilatura?

Trafilatura is an open-source Python package and command-line tool for web scraping and text extraction. It strips navigation boilerplate, ads, and footers, extracting clean article text, author metadata, and comments.

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Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Trafilatura

Trafilatura processes raw web pages with superior precision and speed compared to general-purpose HTML scrapers.

Quickstart

bash
1pip install trafilatura
python
1import trafilatura
2downloaded = trafilatura.fetch_url('https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source')
3result = trafilatura.extract(downloaded)
4print(result)

Trafilatura is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.

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Trafilatura FAQs

Trafilatura is listed as a Ai Ml tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Trafilatura is listed under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Trafilatura is listed as an alternative to Readability. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.