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Scrapy Maintainer Drops Bombs on AI Scrapers: Code's a Breeze, Pages Fight Back

Picture this: AI spits out perfect Scrapy code in seconds. But then? The web laughs back. Scrapy's lead maintainer Adrian Chaves explains why.

Open Source Beat Apr 11, 2026 4 min read
Adrian Chaves, Scrapy maintainer, discussing AI-generated web scrapers in interview

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • AI excels at generating Scrapy code but struggles with dynamic web pages. 𝕏
  • Scrapy's human-centric design future-proofs it for AI agents. 𝕏
  • Real scraping bottlenecks in 2026: page reading, not coding. 𝕏
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