google_dl

Python script to download files via Google search.

Installation

In order to use the script you need to install Python 3.x and the following packages:

• setuptools

  For example:

    pip install setuptools
  

• xgoogle (included as a git submodule in xgoogle/)

  For example:

    git submodule update --init
    pip install -r xgoogle/requirements.txt
    python xgoogle/setup.py build
    python xgoogle/setup.py install
    pip install -r requirements.txt
  

Disclaimer

Before using, please read Google Terms of Service

Don't misuse our Services. For example, don't interfere with our Services or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide.

It is provided for personal study and research.

Usage

usage: google_dl.py [-?] [-v] [-d DEST] [-s SITE] [-f FILETYPE] [-x]
                    [-t TIMEOUT] [-m MAXRESULTS] [-p RESULTSPERPAGE]
                    query [query ...]

positional arguments:
  query                 Query to search for.

optional arguments:
  -?, --help            Show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose         increase output verbosity.
  -d DEST, --download-dir DEST
                        Directory to download files.
  -s SITE, --site SITE  Site to search for.
  -f FILETYPE, --file-type FILETYPE
                        File type to download.
  -x, --force-directories
                        Create a hierarchy of directories based on the URL.
  -t TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT
                        Set socket read timeout for downloading in seconds
                        (float).
  -m MAXRESULTS, --max-results MAXRESULTS
                        Set maximum results to scrape.
  -p RESULTSPERPAGE, --results-per-page RESULTSPERPAGE
                        Set number of results per page.

License

Licensed under MIT license.