Function get_relationship_counts

instapy/util.py:1175–1288

Gets the followers & following counts of a given user

(browser, username, logger)

def get_relationship_counts(browser, username, logger):
    """Gets the followers & following counts of a given user"""

    user_link = "https://www.instagram.com/{}/".format(username)

    # 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)

    try:
        followers_count = browser.execute_script(
            "return window._sharedData.entry_data."
            "ProfilePage[0].graphql.user.edge_followed_by.count"
        )

    except WebDriverException:
        try:
            followers_count = format_number(
                browser.find_element(
                    By.XPATH,
                    str(
                        read_xpath(get_relationship_counts.__name__, "followers_count")
                    ),
                ).text
            )
        except NoSuchElementException:
            try:
                browser.execute_script("location.reload()")
                update_activity(browser, state=None)

                followers_count = browser.execute_script(
                    "return window._sharedData.entry_data."
                    "ProfilePage[0].graphql.user.edge_followed_by.count"
                )

            except WebDriverException:
                try:
                    topCount_elements = browser.find_elements(
                        By.XPATH,
                        read_xpath(
                            get_relationship_counts.__name__, "topCount_elements"
                        ),
                    )

                    if topCount_elements:
                        followers_count = format_number(topCount_elements[1].text)
                    else:
                        logger.info(
                            "Failed to get followers count of '{}'  ~empty "
                            "list".format(username.encode("utf-8"))
                        )
                        followers_count = None

                except NoSuchElementException:
                    logger.error(
                        "Error occurred during getting the followers count "
                        "of '{}'\n".format(username.encode("utf-8"))
                    )