printables-stats 0.2.0

Python library and CLI tool to scrape public user statistics from Printables.com

Printables Stats Scraper

A Python library and CLI tool to scrape public user statistics from Printables.com, including detailed badge levels.

Features

• Public Stats: Fetches downloads, likes, followers, following, joined date, and model count.
• Detailed Badges: Parses badges into a dictionary of {Name: Level} (e.g., {'Designer': 1, 'Maker': 4}).

Installation

From PyPI

pip install printables-stats

From Source

This project uses uv for dependency management.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://gitlab.com/yourusername/printables-stats.git
cd printables-stats

# Install dependencies
uv sync

Usage

CLI

You can use the included script to fetch stats for a specific user.

uv run python -m printables_stats @josefprusa

Output Example:

{
  "downloads": 4,
  "likes": 1,
  "followers": 0,
  "following": 4,
  "joined_date": "November 6, 2025",
  "models_count": 4,
  "badges": {
    "Designer": 1,
    "Maker": 4,
    "Download Maniac": 3,
    "Printables Maniac": 1
  }
}

Library

from printables_stats import PrintablesClient

client = PrintablesClient()
stats = client.get_user_stats('@josefprusa')

if stats:
    print(f"Downloads: {stats.get('downloads')}")
    print(f"Badges: {stats.get('badges')}")

Development

Run quality checks and tests:

uv run ruff check .

uv run ruff format .

uv run ty check .

uv run pytest

Releasing to PyPI

Release Process

1. Update the version in pyproject.toml
2. Commit and push your changes
3. Create and push a git tag:

   git tag v0.2.0
   git push origin v0.2.0
   

4. In GitLab, navigate to CI/CD → Pipelines
5. Manually trigger the release job to publish to PyPI
6. Verify the package on https://pypi.org/project/printables-stats/