.. _intro:

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

   overview
   install
   tutorial

.. 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