diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst index fa3946f11..49add41e6 100644 --- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst +++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/faq.rst @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Scrapy requires Python 2.5 or 2.6. Does Scrapy "stole" X from Django? ---------------------------------- -Probably, but we don't like that word. We think Django is a great open source +Probably, but we don't like that word. We think Django_ is a great open source project and an example to follow, so we've used it as an inspiration for Scrapy. @@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ focus on the real problems we need to solve. We'd be proud if Scrapy serves as an inspiration for other projects. Feel free to stole from us! +.. _Django: http://www.djangoproject.com diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/index.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/index.rst index 6786dadd1..9a64471af 100644 --- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/index.rst +++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/index.rst @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ .. _intro: -Introduction -============ +Getting started +=============== + +If you're new to Scrapy, web crawling or screen scraping this chapter will get +you started quickly by giving you an overview of what Scrapy is and how it +might help you. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 @@ -9,3 +13,20 @@ Introduction overview install tutorial/index + +.. seealso:: + + If you're new to Python_, you might want to start by getting an idea of what + the language is like, to get the most out of Scrapy (since Scrapy is 100% + Python). + + If you're new to programming and want to start with Python, take a look at + `this list of Python resources for non-programmers`_. + + If you're already familiar with other languages, and want to learn Python + quickly, we recommend `Dive Into Python`_. + + .. _Python: http://www.python.org + .. _this list of Python resources for non-programmers: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers + .. _Dive Into Python: http://www.diveintopython.org + diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/overview.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/overview.rst index e7ba38e1e..e890864bf 100644 --- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/overview.rst +++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/intro/overview.rst @@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ scraping easy and efficient, such as: * Telnet console for low-level access to the Scrapy process -What next? -========== +What's next? +============ The next obvious steps are for you to `download Scrapy`_, read :ref:`the tutorial ` and join `the community`_. Thanks for your diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/index.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/index.rst index 94bbf5c04..d61f35b12 100644 --- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/index.rst +++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/ref/index.rst @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ -Reference -========= +.. _ref-index: + +API Reference +============= + +This section documents the API of Scrapy |version|. For more information see :ref:`misc-api-stability`. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 diff --git a/scrapy/trunk/docs/topics/index.rst b/scrapy/trunk/docs/topics/index.rst index 9d67e6180..138d0dab7 100644 --- a/scrapy/trunk/docs/topics/index.rst +++ b/scrapy/trunk/docs/topics/index.rst @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ -Topics -====== +.. _topics-index: + +Using Scrapy +============ + +This section introduces all key concepts of Scrapy. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1