Revert "Added banner, colored output, and improved argument usage"

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ This script allows you to search for an Instagram profile using user ID or retri
 
 ## Prerequisites
 - Python 3.x
+- Requests library (`pip install requests`)
 
 ## Session ID
 In order to use this script, you need to provide your Instagram session ID. The session ID is a unique identifier associated with your Instagram login session, and it is required to authenticate your requests to the Instagram API.
@@ -21,8 +22,11 @@ To obtain your Instagram session ID, you can follow these steps:
 
 ## Usage
 1. Clone the repository or download the script.
-2. Install the required dependencies by running `pip install -r requirements.txt` in your terminal.
-3. Run the script by executing `python3 ig-lookup.py --session [SESSION_ID] {--username [USERNAME] OR --userid [USERID]} ` in your terminal.
+2. Install the required dependencies by running `pip install requests` in your terminal.
+3. Run the script by executing `python ig-lookup.py` in your terminal.
+4. Input your Instagram session ID.
+
+You will be prompted to choose the search method: either by user ID or by username. Provide the required information and follow the instructions to retrieve the desired Instagram profile username or user ID.
 
 Please note that the session ID will eventually expire.
 

ig-lookup.py

@@ -1,33 +1,4 @@
 import requests
-from pyfiglet import Figlet
-from termcolor import colored
-from argparse import ArgumentParser, Namespace
-
-
-def print_hi(header):
-    f = Figlet(font="standard", width=180)
-    welcome = colored(f.renderText(text=header), "yellow")
-    if readargs().verbose is not False:
-        print(f"\n{welcome}")
-    pass
-
-
-def printincolor(word, color='white'):
-    print(colored(word, color))
-    pass
-
-
-def readargs() -> Namespace:
-    parser = ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-s", "--session", dest="session", help="your own session, you will find it in inspect element", required=True)
-    parser.add_argument("-u", "--username", dest="username", help="Enter the username to lookup", required=False)
-    parser.add_argument("-i", "--userid", dest="userID", help="Enter the userID to lookup", required=False)
-    parser.add_argument("-q", "--quiet", action="store_false", dest="verbose", default=True, help="don't print status messages to stdout", required=False)
-    arguments = parser.parse_args()
-    # ArgumentParser
-    return arguments
-    pass
-
 
 def find_instagram_profile(user_id, session_id):
     url = f"https://i.instagram.com/api/v1/users/{user_id}/info/"
@@ -43,7 +14,6 @@ def find_instagram_profile(user_id, session_id):
     else:
         return "Unable to retrieve profile."
 
-
 def find_instagram_id_by_username(username):
     url = f"https://www.instagram.com/{username}/"
     response = requests.get(url)
@@ -55,29 +25,20 @@ def find_instagram_id_by_username(username):
     else:
         return None
 
-
 def main():
-    # session_id = input("Enter your Instagram session ID: ")
-    print_hi("Instagram-lookup")
-    args = readargs()
-    # choice = input("[*] Enter '1' to search by user ID, or '2' to search by username: ")
-    if args.userID is not None:
-        # user_id = input("[*] Enter the user ID to search for: ")
-        profile_url = find_instagram_profile(args.userID, args.session)
-        printincolor(f"[+] userID {args.userID} refers to: {profile_url}", "blue")
-    elif args.username is not None:
-        # username = input("[*] Enter the username to search for: ")
-        user_id = find_instagram_id_by_username(args.username)
+    session_id = input("Enter your Instagram session ID: ")
+    choice = input("Enter '1' to search by user ID, or '2' to search by username: ")
+    if choice == '1':
+        user_id = input("Enter the user ID to search for: ")
+        profile_url = find_instagram_profile(user_id, session_id)
+        print(profile_url)
+    elif choice == '2':
+        username = input("Enter the username to search for: ")
+        user_id = find_instagram_id_by_username(username)
         if user_id:
-            printincolor(f"[+] User ID for {args.username}: {user_id}", "green")
+            print(f"User ID for {username}: {user_id}")
         else:
-            printincolor("[-] Unable to retrieve user ID.", "red")
-    else:
-        printincolor("[-] username or userID one should be in use", "red")
-
-    printincolor("[*] DONE\n", "blue")
-
-
+            print("Unable to retrieve user ID.")
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
-    printincolor("AyalX", "yellow")