◘ This python script allows downloading of Scribd documents.
◘ It does not matter if the pages are blurred or require authentication, this script will still do the job.
◘ There are two types of PDF's on Scribd:
- PDF's made up using a collection of images and
- Actual PDF's where the text can be selected, copied etc.
This script takes a different approach to each of them:
◘ PDF's consisting of a collection of images is straightforward and this script will simply download the induvidual images which can later be combined into a PDF using a suitable software. Simple.
◘ Actual PDF's where the text can be selected are hard to tackle. If you feed such a PDF in this script, only the text present in PDF will be downloaded. I do not know much about JS and since Scribd uses javascript to combine text and images for each induvidual page (for PDF's like these) I do not know how it works.
git clone https://github.com/Ritiek/Scribd-Downloader
cd Scribd-Downloader
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo python scribd.py
Usage: sudo python scribd.py <link of scribd document>
◘ To download text from PDF's containing selectable text:
- example:
sudo python scribd.py https://www.scribd.com/document/55949937/33-Strategies-of-War
(wait for the text to load fully in the terminal only then a text file will be created containing the document)
◘ To download PDF's containing images; use the -p option:
- example:
sudo python scribd.py http://scribd.com/doc/17142797/Case-in-Point -p
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