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v2026.1.1
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[2026.1.1] - 2026-01-01

📝 Changes since v2025.12.25

🚮 Removed

  • remove: Completely removed google-generativeai package dependency from pyproject.toml - package was not actually used in the codebase (geminiapi.py uses curl_cffi directly), removing it fixes Python 3.14 compatibility issues with pydantic-core
  • remove: Completely removed openai package dependency from pyproject.toml - project now uses curl_cffi exclusively for HTTP requests, reducing dependencies and improving consistency
  • remove: Completely removed orjson dependency from codebase (including imports, HAS_ORJSON flag, and pyproject.toml entry) for better compatibility and simpler dependencies
  • remove: Removed webscout/Provider/VercelAI.py provider file and updated related imports and documentation
  • remove: Completely removed nodriver package dependency from pyproject.toml - nodriver was not actively used in the codebase, only listed as a dependency
  • remove: Replaced aiofiles usage with Python's built-in asyncio.to_thread for async file operations in TTS streaming, removing aiofiles dependency from pyproject.toml
  • remove: Replaced cloudscraper usage with curl_cffi Session in LLMChat and LLMChatCo providers, removing cloudscraper dependency from pyproject.toml

🔧 Improved

  • refactor: Made lxml dependency optional in pyproject.toml
    • Moved lxml to optional parser dependency group in pyproject.toml
    • Updated webscout/search/base.py to support lxml for HTML parsing
    • Updated webscout/search/engines/duckduckgo/base.py to use lxml for HTML parsing
  • refactor: Migrated from requests to curl_cffi for HTTP requests in multiple files to improve browser fingerprinting and anti-detection capabilities
  • refactor: Migrated webscout/Provider/AISEARCH/iask_search.py from aiohttp to curl_cffi for HTTP requests, while retaining aiohttp for WebSocket connections to improve browser fingerprinting and anti-detection capabilities

🐛 Fixed

  • fix: Fixed ModuleNotFoundError for huggingface_hub in webscout versions > 2025.12.19 by implementing lazy imports in gguf.py
    • Replaced unconditional from huggingface_hub import HfApi with lazy import pattern
    • Added _ensure_huggingface_hub() function that imports HfApi only when GGUF features are used
    • Updated all HfApi usage in ModelConverter class to use lazy imports
    • This fixes import issues for users who only need chat/LLM provider features without GGUF conversion
    • Provides clear error message when GGUF features are used without huggingface_hub installed

✨ Added

  • feat: Added new models to HadadXYZ providers: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5-20251101", "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929", "anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5-20251001/legacy", and "google/gemini-3-pro-preview" to both webscout/Provider/HadadXYZ.py and webscout/Provider/OPENAI/hadadxyz.py.

  • feat: webscout/Provider/QwenLM.py - Added new models to this provider

  • feat: Added gpt-5.2 model to Toolbaz providers in both webscout/Provider/toolbaz.py and webscout/Provider/OPENAI/toolbaz.py

  • refactor: Migrated webscout/Provider/OPENAI/toolbaz.py from cloudscraper to curl_cffi for consistent HTTP client implementation across providers

  • refactor: Migrated webscout/Provider/OPENAI/sonus.py from requests to curl_cffi for improved browser emulation and consistency; updated form data handling from multipart files to standard data parameter

  • feat: Added new OpenRouter provider in both webscout/Provider/OpenRouter.py and webscout/Provider/OPENAI/openrouter.py with dynamic model fetching and LitAgent browser fingerprinting

📦 Installation

pip install --upgrade webscout==2026.1.1
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