llm-web-crawler 0.2.1

LLM data collection and synthetic fine-tuning dataset pipeline

LLM Web Crawler

A cross-platform CLI tool for collecting and processing web data for LLM fine-tuning datasets. Discovers URLs, fetches content, and prepares synthetic training data.

Installation

Via pip (recommended - all platforms)

pip install llm-web-crawler

Then run:

dataforge

From source

git clone https://github.com/ianktoo/data-forge.git
cd data-forge
pip install -e .
dataforge

Standalone executables (no Python required)

Download pre-built executables for your platform from GitHub Releases:

• Windows: dataforge-windows-x64.exe
• macOS: dataforge-macos-x64
• Linux: dataforge-linux-x64

Just download and run directly.

Features

• URL Discovery: Automatically discovers URLs from sitemaps and robots.txt
• Parallel Processing: Asynchronous collection of web content
• LLM Integration: Prepare data for fine-tuning with LiteLLM support
• Multi-format Output: Support for various output formats (JSON, Arrow, Parquet)
• Cross-platform: Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Usage

dataforge

The CLI provides an interactive interface for:

• Configuring data sources
• Setting collection parameters
• Monitoring progress
• Exporting datasets

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/ianktoo/data-forge.git
cd data-forge
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Run tests

pytest

Code quality

# Linting
ruff check src/ tests/

# Type checking
mypy src/

Releasing New Versions

This project uses GitHub Actions for automated CI/CD:

Release process

1. Update the version in pyproject.toml
2. Commit your changes:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Bump version to X.Y.Z"
   git push
   

3. Create and push a git tag:

   git tag vX.Y.Z
   git push origin vX.Y.Z
   

What happens automatically

• Build: Cross-platform executables are built for Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Release: Executables are attached to a GitHub Release
• Publish: Package is published to PyPI as llm-web-crawler

Users can then:

• Install via pip install llm-web-crawler
• Or download standalone executables from Releases

Project Structure

data-forge/
├── src/dataforge/           # Main package
│   ├── cli/                 # CLI interface (typer + questionary)
│   ├── collectors/          # Web content collectors
│   ├── processors/          # Data processors
│   └── main.py              # Entry point
├── tests/                   # Test suite
├── .github/workflows/       # CI/CD automation
│   ├── build-executables.yml  # PyInstaller builds
│   └── publish-pypi.yml       # PyPI publishing
└── pyproject.toml           # Project metadata & dependencies

Dependencies

Core:

• typer - CLI framework
• rich - Terminal formatting
• questionary - Interactive prompts
• httpx - HTTP client
• beautifulsoup4 - HTML parsing
• litellm - LLM API abstraction

Data:

• sqlmodel - Database ORM
• pydantic - Data validation
• datasets - Hugging Face datasets
• pyarrow - Arrow/Parquet support

License

See LICENSE file for details.