How do I install rs-trafilatura for Scrapy?

`pip install rs-trafilatura scrapy`. Add `ITEM_PIPELINES = {"rs_trafilatura.scrapy.RsTrafilaturaPipeline": 300}` to settings.py. Yield items with 'body' or 'html'.

What does rs-trafilatura extract from web pages?

Title, author, date, main content (text or Markdown), page type (article/forum/product), quality score, language, site name, description.

Is rs-trafilatura faster than other Scrapy extractors?

Yes—~44ms/page via Rust. Beats Python alternatives, negligible vs. network latency.

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Rust Sneaks into Scrapy: rs-trafilatura's Pipeline That Scrapers Actually Need

Scrapy crawlers have limped along with pokey extractors for years. rs-trafilatura drops in Rust horsepower, turning raw HTML into gold without breaking a sweat.

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Diagram of Scrapy spider pipeline with rs-trafilatura extraction

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Zero-config pipeline adds rich extraction to any Scrapy item with HTML. 𝕏
Rust speed (44ms/page) + page types/quality scores for smarter pipelines. 𝕏
Drops junk automatically; exports to JSONL for easy downstream processing. 𝕏

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