ImageEngine 0.2.5

A package to download images from various search engines.

ImageEngine

ImageEngine is a Python package that allows users to search and download images from multiple sources such as DuckDuckGo, Bing, and Google. With a simple interface and command-line tools, you can easily obtain images related to any search term.

Features

• Search DuckDuckGo: Download images using the DuckDuckGo search engine.
• Search Bing: Download images using the Bing search engine.
• Search Google, DuckDuckGo, and Bing: Download images from all three search engines with a single command.

Installation

To install the package, simply run:

pip install ImageEngine

Alternatively, you can clone the repository and install it locally:

git clone https://github.com/jaypunekar/ImageEngine.git
cd ImageEngine
pip install .

Usage

Command Line Interface (CLI)

After installing the package, you can use the following commands from your terminal:

1. Search and download images from DuckDuckGo:

   # "cute puppies" is the search string and "puppy_images" is the directory where images will be stored
   search-ddg term="cute puppies" path="puppy_images" --max_images=10
   

2. Search and download images from Bing:

   search-bing term="beautiful landscapes" path="landscapes" --max_images=20
   

3. Search and download images from Google, DuckDuckGo, and Bing:

   search-web term="happy animals" path="animals" --max_images=30
   

Using Functions in Python Scripts

You can also import the functions directly in your Python scripts:

from ImageEngine import searchDDG
from ImageEngine import searchBing
from ImageEngine import searchGoogle
from ImageEngine import searchWeb

# Search images from DuckDuckGo
# "sunset" is the search string and "sunset_images" is the directory where images will be stored
searchDDG(term="sunsets", path="sunset_images", max_images=10)

# Search images from Bing
searchBing(term="mountain views", path="mountain_images", max_images=15)

# Search images from Google
searchGoogle(term="river views", path="river_images", max_images=15)

# Search images from all three engines
searchWeb(term="cute cats", path="cat_images", max_images=20)

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• duckduckgo_search
• fastai
• icrawler
• Other dependencies listed in setup.py

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request to contribute.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Contact

For any inquiries or issues, please contact [e-mail].