Function login_user

instapy/login_util.py:231–548

Logins the user with the given username and password

(
    browser,
    username,
    password,
    logger,
    logfolder,
    proxy_address,
    security_code_to_phone,
    security_codes,
    want_check_browser,
)

def login_user(
    browser,
    username,
    password,
    logger,
    logfolder,
    proxy_address,
    security_code_to_phone,
    security_codes,
    want_check_browser,
):
    """Logins the user with the given username and password"""
    assert username, "Username not provided"
    assert password, "Password not provided"

    # Hotfix - this check crashes more often than not -- plus in not necessary,
    # I can verify my own connection
    if want_check_browser:
        if not check_browser(browser, logfolder, logger, proxy_address):
            return False

    ig_homepage = "https://www.instagram.com"
    web_address_navigator(browser, ig_homepage)

    cookie_file = "{0}{1}_cookie.pkl".format(logfolder, username)
    cookie_loaded = None
    login_state = None

    # try to load cookie from username
    try:
        for cookie in pickle.load(open(cookie_file, "rb")):
            # SameSite = Strict, your cookie will only be sent in a
            # first-party context. In user terms, the cookie will only be sent
            # if the site for the cookie matches the site currently shown in
            # the browser's URL bar.
            if "sameSite" in cookie and cookie["sameSite"] == "None":
                cookie["sameSite"] = "Strict"

            browser.add_cookie(cookie)

        sleep(4)
        cookie_loaded = True
        logger.info("- Cookie file for user '{}' loaded...".format(username))

        # force refresh after cookie load or check_authorization() will FAIL
        reload_webpage(browser)
        sleep(4)

        # cookie has been LOADED, so the user SHOULD be logged in
        login_state = check_authorization(
            browser, username, "activity counts", logger, False
        )
        sleep(4)

    except (WebDriverException, OSError, IOError):
        # Just info the user, not an error
        logger.info("- Cookie file not found, creating cookie...")