deedy5/primp

HTTP client that can impersonate web browsers

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This tool helps developers make their automated HTTP requests appear as if they are coming from a real web browser like Chrome, Safari, or Firefox, on various operating systems. It takes a web address (URL) and a desired browser profile, and outputs the content from that web address while mimicking the chosen browser's unique digital fingerprint. This is for developers building web scrapers, automation tools, or testing environments that need to interact with websites that employ advanced bot detection.

489 stars. Used by 3 other packages. Available on PyPI.

Use this if you are a developer building a web scraper, automation script, or testing tool and need your HTTP requests to convincingly mimic a specific web browser to avoid detection or access content.

Not ideal if you are an end-user simply browsing the web or looking for a general-purpose HTTP client without advanced browser impersonation needs.

web-scraping web-automation bot-detection-bypassing data-extraction web-testing
Maintenance 13 / 25
Adoption 13 / 25
Maturity 25 / 25
Community 17 / 25

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Stars

489

Forks

50

Language

Rust

License

MIT

Category

scraper

Last pushed

Mar 27, 2026

Commits (30d)

0

Reverse dependents

3

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