Added instagram profile scrapper using python

scrapinstagram.py

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+import instaloader
+from datetime import datetime
+from itertools import dropwhile, takewhile
+import csv
+
+class GetInstagramProfile():
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.L = instaloader.Instaloader()
+
+    def download_users_profile_picture(self,username):
+        self.L.download_profile(username, profile_pic_only=True)
+
+    def download_users_posts_with_periods(self,username):
+        posts = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, username).get_posts()
+        SINCE = datetime(2021, 8, 28)
+        UNTIL = datetime(2021, 9, 30)
+
+        for post in takewhile(lambda p: p.date > SINCE, dropwhile(lambda p: p.date > UNTIL, posts)):
+            self.L.download_post(post, username)
+
+    def download_hastag_posts(self, hashtag):
+        for post in instaloader.Hashtag.from_name(self.L.context, hashtag).get_posts():
+            self.L.download_post(post, target='#'+hashtag)
+
+    def get_users_followers(self,user_name):
+        '''Note: login required to get a profile's followers.'''
+        self.L.login(input("input your username: "), input("input your password: ") ) 
+        profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, user_name)
+        file = open("follower_names.txt","a+")
+        for followee in profile.get_followers():
+            username = followee.username
+            file.write(username + "\n")
+            print(username)
+
+    def get_users_followings(self,user_name):
+        '''Note: login required to get a profile's followings.'''
+        self.L.login(input("input your username: "), input("input your password: ") ) 
+        profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, user_name)
+        file = open("following_names.txt","a+")
+        for followee in profile.get_followees():
+            username = followee.username
+            file.write(username + "\n")
+            print(username)
+
+    def get_post_comments(self,username):
+        posts = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, username).get_posts()
+        for post in posts:
+            for comment in post.get_comments():
+                print("comment.id  : "+str(comment.id))
+                print("comment.owner.username  : "+comment.owner.username)
+                print("comment.text  : "+comment.text)
+                print("comment.created_at_utc  : "+str(comment.created_at_utc))
+                print("************************************************")
+
+    def get_post_info_csv(self,username):
+        with open(username+'.csv', 'w', newline='', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+            writer = csv.writer(file)
+            posts = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, username).get_posts()
+            for post in posts:
+                print("post date: "+str(post.date))
+                print("post profile: "+post.profile)
+                print("post caption: "+post.caption)
+                print("post location: "+str(post.location))
+
+                posturl = "https://www.instagram.com/p/"+post.shortcode
+                print("post url: "+posturl)
+                writer.writerow(["post",post.mediaid, post.profile, post.caption, post.date, post.location, posturl,  post.typename, post.mediacount, post.caption_hashtags, post.caption_mentions, post.tagged_users, post.likes, post.comments,  post.title,  post.url ])
+
+                for comment in post.get_comments():
+                    writer.writerow(["comment",comment.id, comment.owner.username,comment.text,comment.created_at_utc])
+                    print("comment username: "+comment.owner.username)
+                    print("comment text: "+comment.text)
+                    print("comment date : "+str(comment.created_at_utc))
+                print("\n\n")
+
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+    cls = GetInstagramProfile()
+    #cls.download_users_profile_picture("best_gadgets_2030")
+    #cls.download_users_posts_with_periods("best_gadgets_2030")
+    #cls.download_hastag_posts("gadgets")
+    #cls.get_users_followers("best_gadgets_2030")
+    #cls.get_users_followings("best_gadgets_2030")
+    #cls.get_post_comments("laydline")
+    cls.get_post_info_csv("coolest.gadget")