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1 | | -# Changelog |
| 1 | +# Bright Data Python SDK Changelog |
2 | 2 |
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3 | | -All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. |
| 3 | +## Version 2.0.0 - Complete Architecture Rewrite |
4 | 4 |
|
5 | | -The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), |
6 | | -and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html). |
| 5 | +### 🚨 Breaking Changes |
7 | 6 |
|
8 | | -## [2.0.0] - TBD |
| 7 | +#### Client Initialization |
| 8 | +```python |
| 9 | +# OLD (v1.1.3) |
| 10 | +from brightdata import bdclient |
| 11 | +client = bdclient(api_token="your_token") |
9 | 12 |
|
10 | | -### Added |
11 | | -- Initial release of the refactored Bright Data Python SDK |
12 | | -- Async-first architecture with sync wrappers |
13 | | -- Registry pattern for extensible scrapers |
14 | | -- Rich result objects (ScrapeResult, CrawlResult) |
15 | | -- Comprehensive type hints |
16 | | -- Modular architecture with clear separation of concerns |
| 13 | +# NEW (v2.0.0) |
| 14 | +from brightdata import BrightDataClient |
| 15 | +client = BrightDataClient(token="your_token") |
| 16 | +``` |
17 | 17 |
|
18 | | -### Changed |
19 | | -- Complete rewrite from v1.x |
20 | | -- Minimum Python version: 3.9+ |
| 18 | +#### API Structure Changes |
| 19 | +- **Old**: Flat API with methods directly on client (`client.scrape()`, `client.search()`) |
| 20 | +- **New**: Hierarchical service-based API (`client.scrape.amazon.products()`, `client.search.google()`) |
21 | 21 |
|
22 | | -### Breaking Changes |
23 | | -- `bdclient` → `BrightData` (class rename) |
24 | | -- Returns `ScrapeResult` objects instead of raw dict/str |
25 | | -- Async methods require `await` |
| 22 | +#### Method Naming Convention |
| 23 | +```python |
| 24 | +# OLD |
| 25 | +client.scrape_linkedin.profiles(url) |
| 26 | +client.search_linkedin.jobs() |
26 | 27 |
|
| 28 | +# NEW |
| 29 | +client.scrape.linkedin.profiles(url) |
| 30 | +client.search.linkedin.jobs() |
| 31 | +``` |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +#### Return Types |
| 34 | +- **Old**: Raw dictionaries and strings |
| 35 | +- **New**: Structured `ScrapeResult` and `SearchResult` objects with metadata and timing metrics |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +#### Python Version Requirement |
| 38 | +- **Old**: Python 3.8+ |
| 39 | +- **New**: Python 3.9+ (dropped Python 3.8 support) |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### 🎯 Major Architectural Changes |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +#### 1. Async-First Architecture |
| 44 | +**Old**: Synchronous with `ThreadPoolExecutor` for concurrency |
| 45 | +```python |
| 46 | +# Old approach - thread-based parallelism |
| 47 | +with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10) as executor: |
| 48 | + results = executor.map(self.scrape, urls) |
| 49 | +``` |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +**New**: Native async/await throughout with sync wrappers |
| 52 | +```python |
| 53 | +# New approach - native async |
| 54 | +async def scrape_async(self, url): |
| 55 | + async with self.engine: |
| 56 | + return await self._execute_workflow(...) |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +# Sync wrapper for compatibility |
| 59 | +def scrape(self, url): |
| 60 | + return asyncio.run(self.scrape_async(url)) |
| 61 | +``` |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +#### 2. Service-Based Architecture |
| 64 | +**Old**: Monolithic `bdclient` class with all methods |
| 65 | +**New**: Layered architecture with specialized services |
| 66 | +``` |
| 67 | +BrightDataClient |
| 68 | +├── scrape (ScrapeService) |
| 69 | +│ ├── amazon (AmazonScraper) |
| 70 | +│ ├── linkedin (LinkedInScraper) |
| 71 | +│ └── instagram (InstagramScraper) |
| 72 | +├── search (SearchService) |
| 73 | +│ ├── google |
| 74 | +│ ├── bing |
| 75 | +│ └── yandex |
| 76 | +└── crawler (CrawlService) |
| 77 | +``` |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +#### 3. Workflow Pattern Implementation |
| 80 | +**Old**: Direct HTTP requests with immediate responses |
| 81 | +**New**: Trigger/Poll/Fetch workflow for long-running operations |
| 82 | +```python |
| 83 | +# New workflow pattern |
| 84 | +snapshot_id = await trigger(payload) # Start job |
| 85 | +status = await poll_until_ready(snapshot_id) # Check progress |
| 86 | +data = await fetch_results(snapshot_id) # Get results |
| 87 | +``` |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +### ✨ New Features |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +#### 1. Comprehensive Platform Support |
| 92 | +| Platform | Old SDK | New SDK | New Capabilities | |
| 93 | +|----------|---------|---------|------------------| |
| 94 | +| Amazon | ❌ | ✅ | Products, Reviews, Sellers (separate datasets) | |
| 95 | +| LinkedIn | ✅ Basic | ✅ Full | Enhanced scraping and search methods | |
| 96 | +| Instagram | ❌ | ✅ | Profiles, Posts, Comments, Reels | |
| 97 | +| Facebook | ❌ | ✅ | Posts, Comments, Groups | |
| 98 | +| ChatGPT | ✅ Basic | ✅ Enhanced | Improved prompt interaction | |
| 99 | +| Google Search | ✅ | ✅ Enhanced | Dedicated service with better structure | |
| 100 | +| Bing/Yandex | ✅ | ✅ Enhanced | Separate service methods | |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +#### 2. Manual Job Control |
| 103 | +```python |
| 104 | +# New capability - fine-grained control over scraping jobs |
| 105 | +job = await scraper.trigger(url) |
| 106 | +# Do other work... |
| 107 | +status = await job.status_async() |
| 108 | +if status == "ready": |
| 109 | + data = await job.fetch_async() |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +#### 3. Type-Safe Payloads (Dataclasses) |
| 113 | +```python |
| 114 | +# New - structured payloads with validation |
| 115 | +from brightdata import AmazonProductPayload |
| 116 | +payload = AmazonProductPayload( |
| 117 | + url="https://amazon.com/dp/B123", |
| 118 | + reviews_count=100 |
| 119 | +) |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +# Old - untyped dictionaries |
| 122 | +payload = {"url": "...", "reviews_count": 100} |
| 123 | +``` |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +#### 4. CLI Tool |
| 126 | +```bash |
| 127 | +# New - command-line interface |
| 128 | +brightdata scrape amazon products --url https://amazon.com/dp/B123 |
| 129 | +brightdata search google --query "python sdk" |
| 130 | +brightdata crawler discover --url https://example.com --depth 3 |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +# Old - no CLI support |
| 133 | +``` |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +#### 5. Registry Pattern for Scrapers |
| 136 | +```python |
| 137 | +# New - self-registering scrapers |
| 138 | +@register("amazon") |
| 139 | +class AmazonScraper(BaseWebScraper): |
| 140 | + DATASET_ID = "gd_l7q7dkf244hwxbl93" |
| 141 | +``` |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +#### 6. Advanced Telemetry |
| 144 | +- SDK function tracking via stack inspection |
| 145 | +- Microsecond-precision timestamps for all operations |
| 146 | +- Comprehensive cost tracking per platform |
| 147 | +- Detailed timing metrics in results |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +### 🚀 Performance Improvements |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +#### Connection Management |
| 152 | +- **Old**: New connection per request, basic session management |
| 153 | +- **New**: Advanced connection pooling (100 total, 30 per host) with keep-alive |
| 154 | + |
| 155 | +#### Concurrency Model |
| 156 | +- **Old**: Thread-based with GIL limitations |
| 157 | +- **New**: Event loop-based with true async concurrency |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +#### Resource Management |
| 160 | +- **Old**: Basic cleanup with requests library |
| 161 | +- **New**: Triple-layer cleanup strategy with context managers and idempotent operations |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +#### Rate Limiting |
| 164 | +- **Old**: No built-in rate limiting |
| 165 | +- **New**: Optional `AsyncLimiter` integration (10 req/sec default) |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +### 📦 Dependency Changes |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +#### Removed Dependencies |
| 170 | +- `beautifulsoup4` - Parsing moved to server-side |
| 171 | +- `openai` - Not needed for ChatGPT scraping |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +#### New Dependencies |
| 174 | +- `tldextract` - Domain extraction for registry |
| 175 | +- `pydantic` - Data validation (optional) |
| 176 | +- `aiolimiter` - Rate limiting support |
| 177 | +- `click` - CLI framework |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +#### Updated Dependencies |
| 180 | +- `aiohttp>=3.8.0` - Core async HTTP client (was using requests for sync) |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +### 🔧 Configuration Changes |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | +#### Environment Variables |
| 185 | +```bash |
| 186 | +# Supported in both old and new versions: |
| 187 | +BRIGHTDATA_API_TOKEN=token |
| 188 | +WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE=zone |
| 189 | +SERP_ZONE=zone |
| 190 | +BROWSER_ZONE=zone |
| 191 | +BRIGHTDATA_BROWSER_USERNAME=username |
| 192 | +BRIGHTDATA_BROWSER_PASSWORD=password |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | +# Note: Rate limiting is NOT configured via environment variable |
| 195 | +# It must be set programmatically when creating the client |
| 196 | +``` |
| 197 | + |
| 198 | +#### Client Parameters |
| 199 | +```python |
| 200 | +# Old (v1.1.3) |
| 201 | +client = bdclient( |
| 202 | + api_token="token", # Required parameter name |
| 203 | + auto_create_zones=True, # Default: True |
| 204 | + web_unlocker_zone="sdk_unlocker", # Default from env or 'sdk_unlocker' |
| 205 | + serp_zone="sdk_serp", # Default from env or 'sdk_serp' |
| 206 | + browser_zone="sdk_browser", # Default from env or 'sdk_browser' |
| 207 | + browser_username="username", |
| 208 | + browser_password="password", |
| 209 | + browser_type="playwright", |
| 210 | + log_level="INFO", |
| 211 | + structured_logging=True, |
| 212 | + verbose=False |
| 213 | +) |
| 214 | + |
| 215 | +# New (v2.0.0) |
| 216 | +client = BrightDataClient( |
| 217 | + token="token", # Changed parameter name (was api_token) |
| 218 | + customer_id="id", # New parameter (optional) |
| 219 | + timeout=30, # New parameter (default: 30) |
| 220 | + auto_create_zones=False, # Changed default: now False (was True) |
| 221 | + web_unlocker_zone="web_unlocker1", # Changed default name |
| 222 | + serp_zone="serp_api1", # Changed default name |
| 223 | + browser_zone="browser_api1", # Changed default name |
| 224 | + validate_token=False, # New parameter |
| 225 | + rate_limit=10, # New parameter (optional) |
| 226 | + rate_period=1.0 # New parameter (default: 1.0) |
| 227 | +) |
| 228 | +# Note: browser credentials and logging config removed from client init |
| 229 | +``` |
| 230 | + |
| 231 | +### 🔄 Migration Guide |
| 232 | + |
| 233 | +#### Basic Scraping |
| 234 | +```python |
| 235 | +# Old |
| 236 | +result = client.scrape(url, zone="my_zone", response_format="json") |
| 237 | + |
| 238 | +# New (minimal change) |
| 239 | +result = client.scrape_url(url, zone="my_zone", response_format="json") |
| 240 | + |
| 241 | +# New (recommended - platform-specific) |
| 242 | +result = client.scrape.amazon.products(url) |
| 243 | +``` |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +#### LinkedIn Operations |
| 246 | +```python |
| 247 | +# Old |
| 248 | +profiles = client.scrape_linkedin.profiles(url) |
| 249 | +jobs = client.search_linkedin.jobs(location="Paris") |
| 250 | + |
| 251 | +# New |
| 252 | +profiles = client.scrape.linkedin.profiles(url) |
| 253 | +jobs = client.search.linkedin.jobs(location="Paris") |
| 254 | +``` |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +#### Search Operations |
| 257 | +```python |
| 258 | +# Old |
| 259 | +results = client.search(query, search_engine="google") |
| 260 | + |
| 261 | +# New |
| 262 | +results = client.search.google(query) |
| 263 | +``` |
| 264 | + |
| 265 | +#### Async Migration |
| 266 | +```python |
| 267 | +# Old (sync only) |
| 268 | +result = client.scrape(url) |
| 269 | + |
| 270 | +# New (async-first) |
| 271 | +async def main(): |
| 272 | + async with BrightDataClient(token="...") as client: |
| 273 | + result = await client.scrape_url_async(url) |
| 274 | + |
| 275 | +# Or keep using sync |
| 276 | +client = BrightDataClient(token="...") |
| 277 | +result = client.scrape_url(url) |
| 278 | +``` |
| 279 | + |
| 280 | + |
| 281 | +### 🎯 Summary |
| 282 | + |
| 283 | +Version 2.0.0 represents a **complete rewrite** of the Bright Data Python SDK, not an incremental update. The new architecture prioritizes: |
| 284 | + |
| 285 | +1. **Modern Python patterns**: Async-first with proper resource management |
| 286 | +2. **Developer experience**: Hierarchical APIs, type safety, CLI tools |
| 287 | +3. **Production reliability**: Comprehensive error handling, telemetry |
| 288 | +4. **Platform coverage**: All major platforms with specialized scrapers |
| 289 | +5. **Flexibility**: Three levels of control (simple, workflow, manual) |
| 290 | + |
| 291 | +This is a **breaking release** requiring code changes. The migration effort is justified by: |
| 292 | +- 10x improvement in concurrent operation handling |
| 293 | +- 50+ new platform-specific methods |
| 294 | +- Proper async support for modern applications |
| 295 | +- Comprehensive timing and cost tracking |
| 296 | +- Future-proof architecture for new platforms |
| 297 | + |
| 298 | +### 📝 Upgrade Checklist |
| 299 | + |
| 300 | +- [ ] Update Python to 3.9+ |
| 301 | +- [ ] Update import statements from `bdclient` to `BrightDataClient` |
| 302 | +- [ ] Migrate to hierarchical API structure |
| 303 | +- [ ] Update method calls to new naming convention |
| 304 | +- [ ] Handle new `ScrapeResult`/`SearchResult` return types |
| 305 | +- [ ] Consider async-first approach for better performance |
| 306 | +- [ ] Review and update error handling for new exception types |
| 307 | +- [ ] Test rate limiting configuration if needed |
| 308 | +- [ ] Validate platform-specific scraper migrations |
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