Dependencies:

• Scrapy - to interact with packtpub.com (login and ebook claim)

• requests - for URLs manipulation

• python-crontab - to add job to user’s crontab

Basic usage

To run pypackt simply type pypackt in your terminal:

~$ pypackt

If you are running pypackt for the very first time you will be asked to provide your login details to www.packtpub.com:

~$ pypackt
Login data for packtpub.com is not set - please set it now:
Set Packtpub login details
Login: your_email@example.com
Password:

(**NOTE*: Your login details are used ONLY to login into www.packtpub.com and are stored in user.ini file in package installation directory)*

If you have a working Internet connection and provided correct login details, after a moment you should see a title of the claimed ebook, for example:

Learning Robotics Using Python

Available commands

To see list of available commands just type pypackt -h:

usage: pypackt [-h] [-c | -l | -ls | -cr | -s]

Tool to claim your daily free eBooks at www.packtpub.com with ease.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  -c, --configure  Configure login and password to www.packtpub.com.
  -l, --last       Show last claimed book.
  -ls, --list      List all books claimed with pypackt.
  -cr, --cron      Add job to user's crontab to claim free ebooks daily.
  -s, --show       Show login settings.