Is ScrapySharp compatible with .NET Core and .NET 5/6?

ScrapySharp is a .NET library that provides a way to scrape web pages using C#. It is a port of the Python Scrapy library. ScrapySharp was originally designed for the .NET Framework and may not be fully compatible with .NET Core and later versions such as .NET 5 and .NET 6 without some modifications or workarounds.

However, .NET Core, .NET 5, and .NET 6 are more modern, cross-platform frameworks, and many libraries originally written for the .NET Framework have been updated or replaced with alternatives that are compatible with these newer frameworks.

To check whether ScrapySharp is compatible with .NET Core or .NET 5/6, you can look at the NuGet package information or the GitHub repository for any updates regarding its compatibility. If the library has been updated for .NET Standard, it should work with .NET Core and .NET 5/6 since .NET Standard is a formal specification of .NET APIs that are intended to be available on all .NET implementations.

If you find that ScrapySharp is not compatible with your target framework, you may consider using alternative libraries that provide similar functionality and are compatible with .NET Core and .NET 5/6. Some popular alternatives include:

1. HtmlAgilityPack: This is a very popular HTML parser for .NET that can be used for web scraping. It is compatible with .NET Core and later versions.
2. AngleSharp: This is a modern library that can parse HTML5/CSS3 and includes a powerful DOM like querying capabilities. It is fully compatible with .NET Standard and by extension, .NET Core and later versions.

Here's a simple example of using HtmlAgilityPack with .NET Core:

using HtmlAgilityPack;
using System;

namespace WebScrapingExample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var url = "http://example.com";
            var web = new HtmlWeb();
            var doc = web.Load(url);

            var nodes = doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//a[@href]"); // Example: getting all anchor tags with href attribute

            foreach (var node in nodes)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(node.Attributes["href"].Value);
            }
        }
    }
}

To add HtmlAgilityPack to your .NET Core project, you can use the following command:

dotnet add package HtmlAgilityPack

It is recommended to check the official documentation or NuGet package repository for the most up-to-date compatibility information and for any updates or changes to the library's API.