> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/D4Vinci/Scrapling/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Interactive Shell

> Interactive console for web scraping exploration

The Scrapling interactive shell provides a REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) environment for testing and exploring web scraping operations in real-time.

## Starting the Shell

Launch the interactive shell:

```bash theme={null}
scrapling shell
```

## Shell Options

### Execute Code and Exit

Run a single command and exit:

```bash theme={null}
scrapling shell -c "print('Hello from Scrapling')"
```

### Set Log Level

Control logging verbosity:

```bash theme={null}
scrapling shell --loglevel info
```

Available log levels:

* `debug` - Detailed debugging information (default)
* `info` - General informational messages
* `warning` - Warning messages only
* `error` - Error messages only
* `critical` - Critical errors only
* `fatal` - Fatal errors only

## Usage Examples

### Basic Command Execution

```bash theme={null}
# Run with specific code
scrapling shell -c "Fetcher.get('https://example.com')"
```

### Custom Log Level

```bash theme={null}
# Reduce verbosity
scrapling shell -L warning
```

### Interactive Mode

```bash theme={null}
# Start interactive session
scrapling shell

# Now you can run commands interactively:
>>> from scrapling import Fetcher
>>> response = Fetcher.get('https://example.com')
>>> print(response.status)
```

## Features

The interactive shell provides:

* **REPL Environment** - Test scraping commands in real-time
* **Auto-completion** - Tab completion for Scrapling objects
* **History** - Access previous commands
* **Custom Logging** - Configurable log levels
* **Direct Execution** - Run one-off commands with `-c` flag

## Shell Environment

When you start the shell, you have immediate access to:

* All Scrapling fetchers (Fetcher, DynamicFetcher, StealthyFetcher)
* Response objects and their methods
* CSS selector operations
* Content extraction utilities

## Best Practices

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Use debug level for development">
    When exploring new websites, use `--loglevel debug` to see detailed request/response information.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Test selectors interactively">
    Use the shell to test CSS selectors before implementing them in your scripts.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Quick prototyping">
    Use `-c` flag for quick one-off scraping tasks without writing a full script.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related Commands

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="CLI Overview" icon="terminal" href="/cli/overview">
    View all available CLI commands
  </Card>

  <Card title="Extract Commands" icon="download" href="/cli/extract-commands">
    Learn about content extraction
  </Card>
</CardGroup>