dl621 0.1.3.2

A simple library to download e621 images with embedded tags

dl621

A simple python module to download e621 images with embedded tags and description

Installation

pip install dl621

Usage

The program can be used as a simple command line program:

$ e621-dl -h
usage: e621-dl [-h] -i ID [-f FOLDER] [-p PREFIX] [-n] [-u USERAGENT]

Downloads e621 images with tags

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --post_id ID   the ID of the e621 post
  -f FOLDER, --dl_folder FOLDER
                                                the folder to download to
  -p PREFIX, --name_prefix PREFIX
                                                this string will go at the beginning of filenames
  -n, --no_tags         don't save tags or metadata
  -u USERAGENT, --user_agent USERAGENT
                                                manual override of the user agent string

It can also be imported and used in your own scripts:

import dl621

r = dl621.download_image(post_id, output_folder=".", name_prefix=None, add_tags=True, user_agent=__default_user_agent__)
if r != None:
        print("Image downloaded! Location:", r)
else:
        print("Download failed!")