Function get_comments_on_post

instapy/comment_util.py:240–333

Fetch comments data on posts

(
    browser, owner, poster, amount, post_link, ignore_users, randomize, logger
)

def get_comments_on_post(
    browser, owner, poster, amount, post_link, ignore_users, randomize, logger
):
    """Fetch comments data on posts"""
    web_address_navigator(browser, post_link)

    comments = []
    commenters = []

    if randomize is True:
        amount = amount * 3

    # check if commenting on the post is enabled
    (commenting_approved, disapproval_reason,) = verify_commenting(
        browser,
        None,
        None,
        logger,
    )
    if not commenting_approved:
        logger.info(disapproval_reason)
        return None

    # get comments & commenters information path
    like_button_full_XPath = read_xpath(
        get_comments_on_post.__name__, "like_button_full_XPath"
    )
    unlike_button_full_XPath = read_xpath(
        get_comments_on_post.__name__, "unlike_button_full_XPath"
    )

    # wait for page fully load [IMPORTANT!]
    explicit_wait(browser, "PFL", [], logger, 10)

    try:
        all_comment_like_buttons = browser.find_elements(
            By.XPATH, like_button_full_XPath
        )

        if all_comment_like_buttons:
            commenter = None
            comment = None

            data = getMediaData("edge_media_to_parent_comment", browser)
            for value in data["edges"]:
                commenter = value["node"]["owner"]["username"]
                comment = value["node"]["text"]

                if (
                    commenter
                    and commenter not in commenters
                    and commenter not in [owner, poster, ignore_users]
                    and comment
                ):
                    commenters.append(commenter)
                    comments.append(comment)
                else:
                    logger.info("Could not grab any commenter from this post")