# Python (/quickstarts/python)
Related: [Node.js](/quickstarts/nodejs.md), [Next.js](/quickstarts/nextjs.md), [Express](/quickstarts/express.md), [NestJS](/quickstarts/nestjs.md), [Fastify](/quickstarts/fastify.md), [Hono](/quickstarts/hono.md)
## Prerequisites [#prerequisites]
* Python 3.8+
* A Firecrawl API key — [get one free](https://www.firecrawl.dev/app/api-keys)
## Install the SDK [#install-the-sdk]
```bash
pip install firecrawl-py
```
## Search the web [#search-the-web]
```python
from firecrawl import Firecrawl
app = Firecrawl(api_key="fc-YOUR-API-KEY")
results = app.search("firecrawl web scraping", limit=5)
for result in results.web:
print(result.title, result.url)
```
## Scrape a page [#scrape-a-page]
```python
result = app.scrape("https://example.com")
print(result.markdown)
```
```json
{
"markdown": "# Example Domain\n\nThis domain is for use in illustrative examples...",
"metadata": {
"title": "Example Domain",
"sourceURL": "https://example.com"
}
}
```
## Interact with a page [#interact-with-a-page]
Use Interact to control a live browser session — click buttons, fill forms, and extract dynamic content.
```python
result = app.scrape("https://www.amazon.com", formats=["markdown"])
scrape_id = result.metadata.scrape_id
app.interact(scrape_id, prompt="Search for iPhone 16 Pro Max")
response = app.interact(scrape_id, prompt="Click on the first result and tell me the price")
print(response.output)
app.stop_interaction(scrape_id)
```
## Environment variable [#environment-variable]
Instead of passing `api_key` directly, set the `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` environment variable:
```bash
export FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=fc-YOUR-API-KEY
```
```python
app = Firecrawl()
```
## Next steps [#next-steps]
All scrape options including formats, actions, and proxies
Search the web and get full page content
Click, fill forms, and extract dynamic content
Full SDK reference with crawl, map, async, and more