{"id":28154,"library":"rookiepy","title":"rookiepy","description":"A Python library to load cookies from any browser on any platform. It supports Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera, Brave, and more. Version 0.5.6 is current, with active development on GitHub.","status":"active","version":"0.5.6","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/thewh1teagle/rookie","tags":["cookies","browser","chrome","firefox","safari","edge","cookie-extraction"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install rookiepy","lang":"bash","label":"Install from PyPI"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"","wrong":"","symbol":"load","correct":"from rookiepy import load"},{"note":"","wrong":"","symbol":"to_netscape","correct":"from rookiepy import to_netscape"},{"note":"","wrong":"","symbol":"to_cookiejar","correct":"from rookiepy import to_cookiejar"},{"note":"","wrong":"","symbol":"chrome","correct":"from rookiepy import chrome"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from rookiepy import chrome, load, to_netscape\n\n# Load cookies from Chrome\ndomain = os.environ.get('DOMAIN', 'example.com')\ncookies = load(domain=domain, browser=['chrome'])\nprint(cookies)\n\n# Convert to Netscape format\nnetscape = to_netscape(cookies)\nprint(netscape)","lang":"python","description":"Load cookies from Chrome for a specific domain and print them as Netscape format."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Grant Full Disk Access to Terminal/iTerm2 in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access.","message":"On macOS, loading cookies from Safari may require granting Full Disk Access to the terminal emulator.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=0.5.0"},{"fix":"Ensure antivirus does not block rookiepy binaries. If issues persist, try running as administrator or using non-Chrome browser.","message":"Chrome v130+ on Windows uses appbound encryption. rookiepy can handle it, but requires additional binaries (distributed automatically). In some cases, antivirus may block the process.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=0.5.4"},{"fix":"Use `from rookiepy import load` and call `load(domain=..., browser=[...])`. Do not use older import paths like `rookiepy.chrome`.","message":"The library's Python API changed from earlier versions; the main function is now `load` instead of previously documented names.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=0.5.0"},{"fix":"Upgrade to 0.5.3 or later, or pass the cookie path explicitly using `paths` argument.","message":"On Linux, default Opera cookie paths may not be detected. You may need to specify the path manually.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"<=0.5.3"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Run `pip install rookiepy` and ensure you are using the correct Python environment.","cause":"rookiepy not installed or installed in a different environment.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rookiepy'"},{"fix":"Pass the domain string: `load(domain='example.com')`.","cause":"The `domain` parameter is required to filter cookies.","error":"rookiepy.load() missing required argument: 'domain'"},{"fix":"Grant Full Disk Access to your terminal or IDE in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access.","cause":"On macOS, the Python process does not have permission to access Safari or other browser's cookie files.","error":"PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Users/.../Cookies'"},{"fix":"Use `browser=['chrome']` (singular) instead of `browsers`.","cause":"The parameter is `browser` (singular), not `browsers`.","error":"rookiepy.load() got an unexpected keyword argument 'browsers'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}