simplelinkedin 1.5.0

Python package to automate activities on LinkedIn.

SimpleLinkedIn

Elevate your LinkedIn game with SimpleLinkedIn, a Python package designed for automating routine LinkedIn tasks. Whether you want to connect with specific users, manage connection requests, or optimize your LinkedIn networking, this package has you covered.

Key Features

• Login to LinkedIn: Seamlessly access your LinkedIn account.
• Send Connection Requests: Customize your connection requests by filtering users based on mutual connections, user types, and more.
• Accept Connection Requests: Simplify the process of accepting incoming connection requests.
• Delete/Withdraw Sent Requests: Keep your connection list clean by removing outdated sent requests.
• Smart Follow-Unfollow: Automatically manage connections, delete aged requests, and maximize your daily interactions within LinkedIn's limits.
• Background Mode: Run all tasks in the background mode without interfering with your regular work.

Note: SimpleLinkedIn has been tested on macOS and is expected to work on Linux/Unix environments as well. If you encounter any issues while running the scripts, feel free to raise an issue or submit a pull request.

Getting Started

To get started with SimpleLinkedIn, first, install the package from PyPi using the following command:

pip install simplelinkedin

Next, you can run and test the package by creating a script similar to samplelinkedin/scripts/sample_script.py. Start by running your script with LINKEDIN_BROWSER_HEADLESS=0 to ensure everything works as expected. Once you're confident, switch to LINKEDIN_BROWSER_HEADLESS=1 to run your script in the background.

Here's a simplified example of running SimpleLinkedIn:

from simplelinkedin.linkedin import LinkedIn

settings = {
    "LINKEDIN_USER": "<your_username>",
    "LINKEDIN_PASSWORD": "<your_password>",
    "LINKEDIN_BROWSER": "Chrome",
    "LINKEDIN_BROWSER_HEADLESS": 0,
    "LINKEDIN_PREFERRED_USER": "/path/to/preferred/user/text_doc.text",
    "LINKEDIN_NOT_PREFERRED_USER": "/path/to/not/preferred/user/text_doc.text",
}

with LinkedIn(
        username=settings.get("LINKEDIN_USER"),
        password=settings.get("LINKEDIN_PASSWORD"),
        browser=settings.get("LINKEDIN_BROWSER"),
        headless=bool(settings.get("LINKEDIN_BROWSER_HEADLESS")),
) as ln:
    # Perform LinkedIn actions here
    ln.login()
    ln.remove_sent_invitations(older_than_days=14)
    last_week_invitations = ln.count_invitations_sent_last_week()

    ln.send_invitations(
        max_invitations=max(ln.WEEKLY_MAX_INVITATION - last_week_invitations , 0),
        min_mutual=10,
        max_mutual=450,
        preferred_users=["Quant"],  # file_path or list of features
        not_preferred_users=["Sportsman"],  # file_path or list of features
        view_profile=True,  # (recommended) view profile of users you sent connection requests to
    )

    ln.accept_invitations()

    # Customize your actions as needed
    # ...

    # Alternatively, use the smart follow-unfollow method for a streamlined approach
    ln.smart_follow_unfollow(
        min_mutual=0,
        max_mutual=500,
        withdraw_invite_older_than_days=14,
        max_invitations_to_send=0,
        users_preferred=settings.get("LINKEDIN_PREFERRED_USER") or [],
        users_not_preferred=settings.get("LINKEDIN_NOT_PREFERRED_USER") or [],
    )

Command Line Usage

SimpleLinkedIn provides a convenient command-line interface for easy interaction. You can execute tasks directly from the command line with options like:

python -m simplelinkedin -h

This command will display a list of available options, allowing you to configure and execute LinkedIn tasks without writing scripts.

Setting Up Cron Jobs

To schedule recurring tasks, you can set up cron jobs using SimpleLinkedIn. Here's how:

1. Start with the following commands. (Use example.env as a reference while setting .env values)

python -m simplelinkedin --env .env

2. You can supply --rmcron to remove existing cron jobs:

python -m simplelinkedin --rmcron --cronuser osuser

3. To create a new cron job, specify the desired settings:

python -m simplelinkedin --cronfile .cron.env --cronuser osuser --cronhour 23

These cron jobs enable you to automate your LinkedIn tasks at specific times, enhancing your networking efficiency.

Extras

SimpleLinkedIn heavily relies on another package named SimpleSelenium. Feel free to explore that package for additional functionality.

TODOs

• Enhance documentation
• Include comprehensive tests