Major Feature and Bug Fix Update

• Replaced the entire login and session logic to use user provided cookies from the browser
  • Follow new instructions in the README.md file
• Added feature to show changes in followers since the last run
  • You can disable this by setting show_changes_in_followers to False in config.ini
• Added feature to show changes in following since the last run
  • You can disable this by setting show_changes_in_following to False in config.ini
• All accounts displayed and saved are now in sorted order
  • You can disable this by setting sort_accounts to False in config.ini
• Added 5s sleep after every query to mitigate rate limiting
• Fixed issues with some characters in config.ini
• Minor fixes in inputs and messages
• Bumped dependency to fix login issues

Breaking Changes

• Old config.ini has to be replaced completely

Bug Fix Update

• Bumped dependency to fix login issues
• Just run pip install --upgrade instaloader

Feature Update

• Added feature to automatically remove accounts that you no longer follow that are in exceptions.txt from it
  • You can disable this by setting remove_obsolete_exceptions to False in config.ini
• Added newline character to separate messages

Breaking Changes

• Old config.ini has to be replaced completely

Bug Fix Update

• Added missing verbose messages
• Now shows users who you don't follow you before un-followers

Feature Update

• Ability to add selected users to exceptions.txt one by one
• Added feature to sort all users in exceptions.txt when it is modified
  • You can disable this by setting sort_exceptions to False in config.ini
• Bumped dependency

Breaking Changes

• Old config.ini has to be replaced completely

Feature Update

• Prompts to add all users who do not follow you back to exceptions.txt
  • You can disable this prompt by setting ask_to_add_to_exceptions to False in config.ini
• Added ability to enable or disable follower and following count through config.ini
• Added ability to enable or disable showing users who do not follow you back through config.ini
• Added ability to enable or disable verbose messages through config.ini
• Improved documentation

Breaking Changes

• Old config.ini has to be replaced completely

Major Feature Update

• Displays list of users who you don't follow back
  • On by default but can be disabled through config.ini
• Displays follower and following count
• Prompts to enter username/password if it is same as default
• Prompts to save the username/password in the config once you enter it
  • Credentials will be saved as utf-16 to make readability harder but this is NOT safe encryption and can be easily decoded by a nerd
• Improved confusing instructions for using the exceptions feature
• Added verbose messages

Breaking Changes

• Old config.ini has to be replaced completely
• You can no more enter your username and password manually in config.ini, enter it when prompted in the app and choose to save it in the config

First Release

1. Change testusername in config.ini to your own username

2. Change testpassword in config.ini to your own password

3. Add the usernames of accounts that you want to be excluded (e.g., meme pages, celebrities) in exceptions.txt
   separated by newline (Optional)

4. You can set ignore_exceptions to True or False in config.ini. Set to True by default (Optional)

5. Run the program