PixieBot Image Scraper 4.0 is a powerful Python-based tool designed for efficient image extraction from websites. Tailored for developers, researchers, content creators, and anyone needing automated image scraping, this version incorporates advanced features for managing large datasets with ease. Key features include directory management, concurrent processing, progress tracking, error handling, and duplicate image skipping.
Table of Contents:
1. Requirements
2. Dependencies
3. Purpose and Key Features
4. How to Use
5. Future Updates and Enhancements
6. Licensing and Author Information
Requirements:
Python 3.x (Recommended Python 3.7+)
pip (Python package manager)
Ensure Python is installed on your machine by running the following command:
python --version
If Python is not installed, download and install it from: python.org
Dependencies:
Before running the script, install the required dependencies. These can be installed via pip:
pip install -r requirements.txt
The `requirements.txt` includes the following packages:
requests: For making HTTP requests to scrape image URLs.
BeautifulSoup4: For parsing HTML content and extracting image URLs.
tqdm: For displaying a progress bar during the download process.
pyfiglet: For the splash screen text display.
Purpose and Key Features:
PixieBot Image Scraper 4.0 offers a range of features to make image scraping as efficient and customizable as possible:
Advanced Directory Management: Automatically creates and organizes folders for storing images, with images saved in a sub-folder named after the website’s domain.
Customizable Scraping Options: Decide whether to follow external links and set a maximum depth to control how deep the scraper navigates.
Concurrent Processing: Uses Python’s ThreadPoolExecutor to scrape multiple images simultaneously, improving scraping speed and efficiency.
Progress Tracking: Integrated with tqdm to display real-time progress, download speed, size, and estimated time left.
Robust Error Handling: Handles errors such as 403 (Forbidden) and 404 (Not Found), ensuring smooth scraping.
Duplicate Image Skipping: Ensures images already downloaded are not downloaded again. New in version 4.1: Duplicate images are tracked even during concurrent tasks.
How to Use:
Clone or Download the Repository: Download or clone PixieBot 4.0 source code.
Install Dependencies: Run
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run the Scraper: Execute
python pixiebot.py
Configure Scraping Parameters: Provide the start URL and other scraping preferences.
Monitor Progress: Track the download progress with real-time updates.
Finish Scraping: After completion, you can scrape another URL or exit.
Future Updates and Enhancements:
CAPTCHA Handling: Support for solving CAPTCHAs and bypassing JavaScript-rendered content.
Streamlined UI: A more user-friendly configuration process for non-technical users.
Cloud Storage Integration: Save scraped images to cloud platforms like AWS S3 or Google Drive.
Licensing and Author Information:
Author: K0NxT3D
License: MIT License
PixieBot Image Scraper 4.0 is open-source and free to use. Contributions are welcome! If you encounter bugs or want to suggest features, submit an issue or pull request on the repository.