ia-manager 1.0.4

A Python package to scrape and download files from the Internet Archive.

Internet Archive Manager (iadl)

A Python package to scrape and download files from the Internet Archive.

Installation

You can install the package using pip:

pip install ia-manager

Usage

Basic Usage

To download all files from an Internet Archive collection:

iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --dest ./downloads

Filter by File Type

You can filter files by specific types using the following arguments:

• Download only archive files (e.g., .zip, .rar):

  iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --dest ./downloads --archive
  

• Download only video files (e.g., .mp4, .avi):

  iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --dest ./downloads --video
  

• Download only audio files (e.g., .mp3, .flac):

    iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --dest ./downloads --audio

Limit the Number of Files

To limit the number of files downloaded:

iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --dest ./downloads --limit 5

Show File Links

To display the direct file links of each file in the terminal:

iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --show-links

Combine Filters

You can combine multiple filters. For example, to download only video and audio files:

iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --dest ./downloads --video --audio

Simultaneous Downloads

To download multiple files at the same time through separate processes. Setting the number will determine how many files at any one given moment until its finished. Recommend 2-3, be nice to the servers.

iadl --url https://archive.org/details/some-collection --dest ./downloads --audio --concurrent 3

Help

For a full list of options, use the --help flag:

iadl --help

Uninstall

If you wish to remove the dependencies (must be first otherwise pip uninstall will remove the uninstaller, IF YOU WANT THE DEPENDENCIES TO STAY, just skip this command.):

iadl-cleanup

To remove the module:

pip uninstall ia-manager

IF you messed up and ran pip uninstall iadl first, and still want the dependencies removed, no problem just reinstall the package again pip install iadl and repeat the above 2 commands in order.

Install in Virtual Enviroment

For Windows

python -m venv env
env\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install ia-manager

When done:

deactivate

For Linux

python3 -m venv env
source env/Scripts/activate
pip install ia-manager

When done:

deactivate