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Weboob is a project which provides a core library, backends and applications. Weboob is a project which provides a core library, modules and applications.
Overview Overview
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example, http://www.youtube.com and http://www.dailymotion.com are both videos example, http://www.youtube.com and http://www.dailymotion.com are both videos
providers: Weboob defines the “ICapVideo” capability. providers: Weboob defines the “ICapVideo” 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).
Applications offer the ability to the end-user to work with many backends in Applications offer the ability to the end-user to work with many modules in
parallel, in a multi-threaded way. For example, one could search a video on parallel, in a multi-threaded way. For example, one could search a video on
many providers websites. Applications are toolkit-agnostic. They can use Gtk, many providers websites. Applications are toolkit-agnostic. They can use Gtk,
Qt or text-only, more adapted to reuse data through pipes. Qt or text-only, more adapted to reuse data through pipes.
The core library provides base classes which help the developer to write The core library provides base classes which help the developer to write
backends and applications. modules and applications.
Weboob is written in Python and is distributed under the AGPLv3+ license. Weboob is written in Python and is distributed under the AGPLv3+ license.