How to Install `Scrapy` in Python

v2.15.0 Web & HTTP Python >=3.10

A high-level Web Crawling and Web Scraping framework

Install pip install Scrapy

What is Scrapy?

A high-level Web Crawling and Web Scraping framework

Scrapy is a web scraping framework to extract structured data from websites. It is cross-platform, and requires Python 3.10+. It is maintained by Zyte (formerly Scrapinghub) and .

And follow the documentation to learn how to use it.

If you wish to contribute, see Contributing.

PyPI page → Author: Scrapy developers <[email protected]>

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with Scrapy:

import scrapy

print(scrapy.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install Scrapy

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install Scrapy

pip3

pip3 install Scrapy

conda

conda install -c conda-forge Scrapy

Poetry

poetry add Scrapy

Dependencies

Installing Scrapy will also install these packages:

cryptography cssselect defusedxml itemadapter itemloaders lxml packaging parsel protego pydispatcher pyopenssl pypydispatcher

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import scrapy; print(scrapy.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing Scrapy with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scrapy'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install Scrapy. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scrapy' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install Scrapy to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'scrapy'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show Scrapy and upgrade with pip install --upgrade Scrapy.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install Scrapy. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user Scrapy

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org Scrapy

ConnectionError: Failed to establish a new connection

Cause: Server unreachable, URL invalid, or firewall/proxy blocking the connection.

Fix: Verify the URL and network access. Set HTTP_PROXY / HTTPS_PROXY env vars if behind a proxy.

SSLError: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: The remote server's SSL certificate cannot be verified.

Fix: Update CA certificates on your system. For testing only, disable SSL verification (never in production).

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`2.15.0` latest	2026-04-09
`2.14.2`	2026-03-12
`2.14.1`	2026-01-12
`2.14.0`	2026-01-05
`2.13.4`	2025-11-17

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage Scrapy

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade Scrapy

Install a specific version

pip install Scrapy==2.15.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall Scrapy

Check what is installed

pip show Scrapy

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install Scrapy in Python