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educative.io_scraper: Download Courses

Name: educative.io_scraper: Download Courses
Author: anilabhadatta

Download Educative.io courses with this Python tool. Ideal for startup founders needing automation.

From the repo · “Educative.io Course Downloader developed using Python and Selenium. Refer Readme.md for setup instructions.”

213 stars66 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 11Updated 7/11/2026100% free · open source

What it does

The educative.io_scraper tool allows startup founders to download Educative.io courses using a Python script with Selenium for automation.

When to use it

•You need to access Educative.io course content offline for training purposes
•You want to automate the process of downloading multiple courses at once
•You are looking for a way to archive course materials for future reference

Ready-to-paste prompt

To download a specific course, update the `config.json` file with the course URL and your login credentials, then run `python scraper.py --course-url https://www.educative.io/courses/course-id`

Heads up: Ensure you have the correct version of Selenium WebDriver installed for your browser, as incorrect versions may cause the script to fail or not work as expected

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/educative-io-scraper && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/educative-io-scraper/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/educative-io-scraper/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How educative.io_scraper: Download Courses works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Educative.io_scraper: Download Courses is a large Python project (~17k lines across 68 code files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit 3 months ago, MIT license, no tests found.

Size

Large codebase

~17k lines · 68 code files · ~2 h to skim

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

Python 98%JavaScript 2%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
requirements.txt
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
3
src/Common/single-file-extension/index.js
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic76 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)3 files

READMENo tests foundDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated 3 mo ago