DataCamp Downloader Reborn

A maintained command-line tool for downloading and organizing DataCamp course materials.

Overview

DataCamp Downloader Reborn is a command-line tool for downloading DataCamp course materials for personal use. It saves videos, slides, audio, exercises, transcripts, datasets, and subtitles in an organized directory structure.

This fork adds support for current ChromeDriver installations and course slug arguments such as intermediate-python.

Features

• Download completed courses and tracks by ID.
• Download courses by slug, for example intermediate-python.
• Download videos, slides, audio, exercises, scripts, datasets, and subtitles.
• Resume downloads without overwriting existing files.
• Run directly from a local checkout or through the datacamp command.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or newer.
• Google Chrome or Chromium.
• A matching chromedriver on PATH, or a Selenium-compatible driver setup.
• A DataCamp account with access to the courses you download.

Installation

From PyPI

python -m pip install datacamp-downloader-reborn

From this checkout

This installs the local source in editable mode. It does not download the application from PyPI:

git clone https://github.com/maplepy/datacamp-downloader.git
cd datacamp-downloader
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install -e .

On Windows PowerShell, activate the environment with:

.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

Usage

After installation, use either the installed command or the Python module:

datacamp --help
python -m datacamp_downloader --help

To run directly from a checkout without an editable install, make the src directory importable:

PYTHONPATH=src python -m datacamp_downloader --help

Log in with credentials:

datacamp login

Or set the _dct authentication token from your browser cookies:

datacamp set-token YOUR_TOKEN

Never share the token. It is a secret that grants access to your DataCamp account.

List available completed courses and tracks:

datacamp courses
datacamp tracks

Download by numeric ID, slug, or the special collection names:

datacamp download 1
datacamp download intermediate-python
datacamp download all
datacamp download all-t

See docs.md for all download options.

Structure

.
├── pyproject.toml                 # Package metadata and dependencies
├── README.md                      # Project documentation
├── docs.md                        # CLI command reference
├── .github/workflows/release.yml  # PyPI release workflow
└── src/
    └── datacamp_downloader/       # Importable Python package
        ├── __main__.py            # `python -m datacamp_downloader`
        ├── downloader.py          # CLI commands
        ├── datacamp_utils.py      # DataCamp API and download logic
        ├── session.py             # Browser session handling
        ├── helper.py              # Output and file helpers
        └── templates/             # Downloaded-content models

The src directory is a source root. The nested datacamp_downloader directory is the actual Python package, which is the conventional layout for modern Python projects and prevents accidental imports from the repository root.

Contributing

1. Create a branch for your change.
2. Run python -m compileall -q src and the CLI help command.
3. Update documentation when command behavior changes.
4. Open a pull request with a concise description and verification steps.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.

Use the downloader only for content you are authorized to access, and follow DataCamp's Terms of Use.