Merge pull request #201 from MuneebNazir/master

Add python script for downloading posts from Instagram - photos and videos

InstaDownloader/Readme.md

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+# INSTA DOWNLOADER
+### Downloads posts from Private and Public profiles on Instagram
+
+This python code takes user input for private and public profiles to download required posts.
+
+#### Requirements:
+* Install instaloader
+* run `pip install instaloader` or `pip3 install instaloader`
+
+### Usage
+* Clone the repo
+* open the `InstaDownloader` folder
+##### for windows
+* run `python insta_down.py`
+##### for linux
+* run `python3 insta_down.py`
+
+### Important
+* Please enter the post code only for the desired post
+* You might face errors if you are downloading from a private profile without logging in

InstaDownloader/insta_down.py

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+import instaloader
+from instaloader import Post
+import requests
+import sys
+
+#Banner
+print(''' 
+
+------------------ Instagram Images and Post Downloader ------------------
+                            [Coded By Muneeb]
+
+''')
+
+# #Function to check the internet connection
+# #Got this from https://stackoverflow.com/a/24460981
+def connection(url='http://www.google.com/', timeout=5):
+    try:
+        req = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout)
+        req.raise_for_status()
+        print("You're connected to internet\n")
+        return True
+    except requests.HTTPError as e:
+        print("Checking internet connection failed, status code {0}.".format(
+        e.response.status_code))
+    except requests.ConnectionError:
+        print("No internet connection available.")
+    return False
+
+def download_insta_post(loader, target_username, post_code):
+    profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(loader.context, target_username)
+    post = Post.from_shortcode(loader.context, post_code)
+    loader.download_post(post, target=target_username)
+
+if connection() == True:
+    # Create an instance of Instaloader
+    L = instaloader.Instaloader()
+    try:
+        while True:
+            a = "Press 'A' to download an instagram post from a private profile.\nPress 'B' to download an instagram post from a public profile.\nPress 'Q' to exit."
+            print(a)
+            select = str(input("\nInstaSave > ")).upper()
+            try:
+                if select == 'A':
+                    username = input("Enter your IG username: ")
+                    password = input("Enter your IG password: ")
+                    L.login(username, password)
+                    t_username = input("Enter the target insta username: ")
+                    post_code = input("Enter the post code for the media (Please don't enter the URL - only code) : ")
+                    download_insta_post(L, t_username, post_code)
+                    print("Post downloaded successfully")
+                if select == 'B':
+                    t_username = input("Enter the target insta username: ") #sample input: quote_nietzsche
+                    post_code = input("Enter the post code for the media (Please don't enter the URL - only code) : ") #sample input: Cyv0uoAOewp
+                    download_insta_post(L, t_username, post_code)
+                    print("Post downloaded successfully")
+                if select == 'Q':
+                    sys.exit()
+                else:
+                    sys.exit()
+            except (KeyboardInterrupt):
+                 print("Programme Interrupted")
+    except(KeyboardInterrupt):
+        print("\nProgramme Interrupted")
+else:
+    sys.exit()