Frontend Frameworks

requests-html

Pythonic HTML Parsing for Humans.

Status
UnmaintainedNo commits in 1240 days.
Last checked
Aging · Sep 3, 2026
License
Open source
Pricing
Free tier · from $0
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What it is

Requests-HTML is a Python library that simplifies the process of making HTTP requests and parsing HTML content. It's designed to be easy-to-use, with features like JavaScript rendering through Pyppeteer.

Requests-HTML stands out by offering a simple and powerful way to handle HTTP requests and HTML parsing in Python, including JavaScript-rendered content.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

A good fit for

  • Developers who need to scrape and parse web pages with JavaScript-rendered content

  • Projects requiring a simple yet powerful HTTP client for interacting with websites

Look elsewhere if

  • Scenarios where extremely high performance is required, as it relies on Pyppeteer for rendering

  • Use cases that require deep integration with non-Python environments or languages

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

  1. 01

    Limited performance for large-scale web scraping

    JavaScript rendering through Pyppeteer can be slow and resource-intensive, making it unsuitable for high-throughput scenarios.

  2. 02

    Dependency on Pyppeteer can lead to instability

    Pyppeteer itself has had stability issues in the past, which can affect the reliability of Requests-HTML when rendering JavaScript-heavy pages.

  3. 03

    Limited support for non-Python environments

    Requests-HTML is tightly coupled with Python-specific libraries and patterns, making it difficult to integrate into projects that use other programming languages.

  4. 04

    Documentation lacks depth and examples for complex scenarios

    The official documentation focuses on basic usage and does not provide comprehensive guides or advanced examples for more intricate web scraping tasks.

What it does well

  • Simplified HTTP requests and HTML parsing

  • JavaScript rendering through Pyppeteer

  • Easy-to-use API for web scraping

Pricing

Free tier
YesOpen source — free to use
Paid from
$0
Model
Flat rate
Enterprise plan
No

Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.

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