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Weboob (Web Outside Of Browsers) provides: Weboob (Web Outside Of Browsers) provides:
* :doc:`applications <api/tools/application/index>` to interact with websites * :doc:`applications <api/tools/application/index>` to interact with websites
* :doc:`backends <api/tools/backend>`, each one handles a specific website * :doc:`modules <api/tools/backend>`, each one handles a specific website
* a :doc:`core library <api/core/index>` providing all the features needed by backends * a :doc:`core library <api/core/index>` providing all the features needed by backends
* :doc:`tools <api/tools/index>` to help develop backends and applications * :doc:`tools <api/tools/index>` to help develop backends and applications
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For example, http://www.youtube.com and http://www.dailymotion.com are both videos For example, http://www.youtube.com and http://www.dailymotion.com are both videos
providers: Weboob defines the ``CapVideo`` capability. providers: Weboob defines the ``CapVideo`` capability.
Each backend interfaces a website and implements one or many of these Each module interfaces a website and implements one or many of these
capabilities. Backends can be configured, which means that the end-user can capabilities. Modules can be configured, which means that the end-user can
provide personal information to access the underlaying website (login/password provide personal information to access the underlaying website (login/password
for example). for example). We call a configured module a Backend.
Multi-backend call Multi-backend call
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