upgrading_to_v3.md

id	upgrading-to-v3
title	Upgrading to v3

This page summarizes the breaking changes between Apify Python SDK v2.x and v3.0.

Python version support

Support for Python 3.9 has been dropped. The Apify Python SDK v3.x now requires Python 3.10 or later. Make sure your environment is running a compatible version before upgrading.

Actor initialization and ServiceLocator changes

Actor initialization and global service_locator services setup is more strict and predictable.

• Services in Actor can't be changed after calling Actor.init, entering the async with Actor context manager or after requesting them from the Actor
• Services in Actor can be different from services in Crawler

Now (v3.0):

from crawlee.crawlers import BasicCrawler
from crawlee.storage_clients import MemoryStorageClient
from crawlee.configuration import Configuration
from crawlee.events import LocalEventManager
from apify import Actor

async def main():

    async with Actor():
        # This crawler will use same services as Actor and global service_locator
        crawler_1 = BasicCrawler()

        # This crawler will use custom services
        custom_configuration = Configuration()
        custom_event_manager = LocalEventManager.from_config(custom_configuration)
        custom_storage_client = MemoryStorageClient()
        crawler_2 = BasicCrawler(
            configuration=custom_configuration,
            event_manager=custom_event_manager,
            storage_client=custom_storage_client,
        )

Removed Actor.config property

• Actor.config property has been removed. Use Actor.configuration instead.

Storages

Storage clients