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scrapy: Edit spider (in project directory).

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$ scrapy edit ${spider_name}

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The command "scrapy edit ${spider_name}" is used in the Scrapy framework for web scraping in Python.

Here, "${spider_name}" represents a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of a spider or crawler defined in your Scrapy project.

When this command is run from the command line in the project directory, it opens the spider file associated with the provided spider name in the default editor set up in your system. It allows you to directly edit the code of the spider for making changes or adding new functionality.

Editing the spider file gives you control over the crawling behavior, data extraction logic, and other aspects of your web scraping project. This command provides a quick way to access and modify the spider file without having to manually search for and open it in an editor.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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