Python BS4 Install

In this guide, we'll cover how to install the Beautiful Soup 4 library (BS4) for Python.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have Python 3 installed on your computer. You can download Python 3 from the official website (https://www.python.org/downloads/).

Installing BS4

Once you have Python 3 installed, you can install BS4 using pip. Open a terminal (or command prompt on Windows) and type:

pip install beautifulsoup4

This will download and install the latest version of BS4.

Verifying the Installation

To verify that BS4 is installed, open a Python shell by typing python in the terminal. Then, import the BeautifulSoup class and print its version:

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
print(BeautifulSoup.__version__)

This should print the version number of BS4.

Conclusion

Installing BS4 is a simple process that can be done in just a few steps with the help of pip. Now, you can use the BS4 library to parse HTML and XML documents in Python.