Supported Parser Backends¶

By default, Dude uses Playwright but gives you an option to use parser backends that you are familiar with. It is possible to use parser backends like BeautifulSoup4, Parsel and lxml.

Here is the summary of features supported by each parser backend.

Parser Backend	Supports Sync?	Supports Async?	Selectors				Setup Handler	Navigate Handler	Comments
Parser Backend	Supports Sync?	Supports Async?	CSS	XPath	Text	Regex	Setup Handler	Navigate Handler	Comments
Playwright	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
BeautifulSoup4	✅	✅	✅	🚫	🚫	🚫	🚫	🚫
Parsel	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	🚫	🚫
lxml	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	🚫	🚫
Pyppeteer	🚫	✅	✅	✅	✅	🚫	✅	✅	Not supported from 0.23.0
Selenium	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	🚫	✅	✅