In this lesson, we will cover:

  • What is parsing?
  • Scrapli parsing library support.

What is Parsing?

Parsing is the technique of taking a raw block of data and converting it into structured data, typically via parsing templates, to make it easier to programmatically work with our data. Here is a visualisation:

Parsing visualisation
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