Function get_links_for_username

instapy/like_util.py:429–537

Fetches the number of links specified by amount and returns a list of links

(
    browser,
    username,
    person,
    amount,
    logger,
    logfolder,
    randomize=False,
    media=None,
    taggedImages=False,
)

def get_links_for_username(
    browser,
    username,
    person,
    amount,
    logger,
    logfolder,
    randomize=False,
    media=None,
    taggedImages=False,
):
    """
    Fetches the number of links specified by amount and returns a list of links
    """

    if media is None:
        # All known media types
        media = MEDIA_ALL_TYPES
    elif media == MEDIA_PHOTO:
        # Include posts with multiple images in it
        media = [MEDIA_PHOTO, MEDIA_CAROUSEL]
    else:
        # Make it an array to use it in the following part
        media = [media]

    logger.info("Getting {} image list...".format(person))

    user_link = "https://www.instagram.com/{}/".format(person)
    if taggedImages:
        user_link = user_link + "tagged/"

    # if private user, we can get links only if we following
    following_status, _ = get_following_status(
        browser, "profile", username, person, None, logger, logfolder
    )

    # Check URL of the webpage, if it already is user's profile page,
    # then do not navigate to it again
    web_address_navigator(browser, user_link)

    if not is_page_available(browser, logger):
        logger.error(
            "Instagram error: The link you followed may be broken, or the "
            "page may have been removed..."
        )
        return False

    # if following_status is None:
    #    browser.wait_for_valid_connection(browser, username, logger)

    # if following_status == 'Follow':
    #    browser.wait_for_valid_authorization(browser, username, logger)

    is_private = is_private_profile(browser, logger, following_status == "Following")

    if (
        is_private is None
        or (is_private is True and following_status not in ["Following", True])