Release v1.0.1
Note
Binaries are auto-updated if the change was a syntax error. It may tell you that there are n commits since this release, but I can assure you that it has been promptly updated. I do not want to create tens of releases because of small syntax errors.
Summary:
This release addresses the AbortDownloadException
caused by Instagram redirecting logins after a specified time. To handle this issue, all users are now mandated to manually log in to their Instagram accounts via instaloader.Instaloader().login(user="USERNAME", passwd="PASSWORD")
. This ensures stable and uninterrupted sessions for downloading content.
Installation
Download main.py
, main.py.sig
& requirements.txt
Install dependencies:
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
Import my PGP key
$ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ibnaleem/ibnaleem/main/public_key.asc -o ibnaleem_key.asc
$ cat ibnaleem_key.asc
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Comment: 2024 7EC0 23F2 769E 6618 1C0F 581B 4A2A 862B BADE
Comment: Ibn Aleem <[email protected]>
xsFNBGVPmXcBEACtGLnSoh+hgHvWrTU/aBvO0HO5QglML+jzDR5K9f6+Ck5Gzolt
...
$ gpg --import ibnaleem_key.asc
Verify main.py
$ gpg --verify main.py.sig main.py
gpg: Signature made Sun 30 Jun 20:49:27 2024 BST
gpg: using RSA key 20247EC023F2769E66181C0F581B4A2A862BBADE
gpg: Good signature from "Ibn Aleem <[email protected]>" [ultimate]
If you are not receiving the output above, redownload main.py
, main.py.sig
and try again, or contact me at [email protected]
(please encrypt and sign to my PGP key)
Set user
& passwd
field on line 56
self.bot.login(user="YOUR INSTAGRAM USERNAME", passwd="YOUR INSTAGRAM PASSWORD") # this allows us to access & scrape Instagram.
Run the script
$ python3 main.py -u USERNAME
Important
You must login to your Instagram account in order to properly scrape someone else's Instagram account. This is due to Instagram blocking HTTPS GET
requests from unauthenticated cookies. Your login information is never stored. See more here and here.
Tip
You can always create/use an alt-account for the login.
✅ Signed