scrapy-redis

Redis-based components for Scrapy.

Runssource: GitHubhomepagePythonMITcommit b4f333aec34e

Python, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: crawler, distributed, redis and scrapy.

scrapy-redis runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 7 minutes and hit no errors on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.

scrapy-redis 0.9.1 is installed in a venv at /work/repo/.venv with real Redis 6.2 running on localhost:6379; all 102 tests pass covering connection pooling, dupefilter, queue (FIFO/LIFO/priority), scheduler, spider setup, idle backoff, multi-key consumption, and utility modules.

What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured

Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).

At a glance

verdict
Runs
Argusic Score
100 / 100
cost of the verifying run
$0.04 (measured)
recorded runs
1
last tested
stars
5,643
forks
1,583
open issues
40
watchers
265
size
0 MB
created
last push

Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.

What was measured

From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.

Install time
7 minutes
Cold machine to finish
9 minutes
Errors hit and fixed
0 hit, 0 fixed with no human help
How the result was proved
pytest ran 102 tests, all passed (0.88s). Ran against a real Redis 6.2 daemon (bundled via redislite) on localhost:6379.
Model tokens used
61,968
Exact commit tested
b4f333aec34e
Container image
sha256:cdd920bce783

What was not measured

The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.

Peak GPU memory
this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
Behaviour over a long run
each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load

The end of the recording

The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.

tests/test_connection.py::test_connection_pool_escape_hatch_keeps_url_out_of_client_kwargs
  /work/repo/tests/test_connection.py:275: DeprecationWarning: Call to '__init__' function with dep…
    client = from_settings(settings)
tests/test_scrapy_redis.py: 14 warnings
  /usr/lib/python3.12/unittest/case.py:580: RuntimeWarning: TestResult has no addDuration method
    warnings.warn("TestResult has no addDuration method",
-- Docs: https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/warnings.html
======================= 102 passed, 16 warnings in 0.88s =======================
All 102 tests pass with a real Redis 6.2 daemon. Here's the summary:
tokens used
61,968
All 102 tests pass with a real Redis 6.2 daemon. Here's the summary:

Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.

How it was tested

One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.

Strengths and limits

Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.

What went well

  • Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
  • Nothing broke on the way: zero errors between clone and running.
  • Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
  • Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.

What did not, or is not known

  • Took 7 minutes to install, slower than the median of the 6 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
  • Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.

Of the 7 crawler projects Argusic has installed and timed, scrapy-redis was the 7th fastest to reach a running state, and 6 of 7 reached one at all.

What it is a reasonable choice for

  • Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
  • A quick evaluation: it was running 7 minutes after the clone.
  • Following its own README: the documented path worked with nothing to fix.

Also tested, in the same area

Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.

Run history

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Argusic Runner1/3Runs100.000.04

Topics (from GitHub)

crawlerdistributedredisscrapy

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Questions

Does scrapy-redis run?
Yes. scrapy-redis runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 7 minutes, hitting 0 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
How did Argusic test scrapy-redis?
On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit b4f333aec34e. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
What did it cost to test scrapy-redis?
The run that produced this verdict cost $0.04: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
How long does scrapy-redis take to install?
7 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
Does scrapy-redis need a GPU?
Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
What goes wrong when installing scrapy-redis?
Nothing did, in the recorded run: zero errors between clone and running.
How does scrapy-redis compare with the alternatives?
Of the 7 crawler projects Argusic has installed and timed, scrapy-redis was the 7th fastest to reach a running state, and 6 of 7 reached one at all.
Where is the evidence for scrapy-redis?
The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.

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