README.md

Unofficial Python client for Instagram

Installation

pip install pygram

Methods without mandatory login

Get user's profile

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram()

profile = pygram.get_profile('eminem')

Get user's ID

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram()

user_id = pygram.get_user_id('eminem')

Get user's posts

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram()

posts = pygram.get_posts('eminem', limit=10)
for post in posts:
    print(post)

Get post's comments

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram()

comments = pygram.get_comments(post, limit=10)
for comment in comments:
    print(comment)

Methods with mandatory login

Login

from pygram import PyGram

pygram = PyGram('user', 'password')

After the first login, a file with the name pygram-cache.json will be created in the current directory to avoid logging in again with every instantiation.

Get user's followers

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram('user', 'password')

users = pygram.get_followers('eminem', limit=10)
for user in users:
    print(user)

Get users followed by a user

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram('user', 'password')

users = pygram.get_followed('drdre', limit=10)
for user in users:
    print(user)

Like a post / comment

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram('user', 'password')

last_post = next(pygram.get_posts('eminem', limit=1))
pygram.like(last_post)

Unlike a post / comment

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram('user', 'password')

last_post = next(pygram.get_posts('eminem', limit=1))
pygram.unlike(last_post)

Comment a post / comment

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram('user', 'password')

pygram.comment(post, 'this is the comment')

Delete a comment

from pygram import PyGram
pygram = PyGram('user', 'password')

pygram.delete(comment)