Download Instagram Posts

This Python script uses Instaloader to download all posts from a public Instagram account. It automatically creates a folder using the Instagram username and stores all downloaded images and videos inside it.

This tool is helpful for:
✔ Bulk content download
✔ Dataset creation for ML/AI projects
✔ Personal content archiving
✔ Offline media storage

Code Explanation

1. import instaloader
   Imports the Instaloader library responsible for scraping Instagram media.
2. from pathlib import Path
   Used for clean directory handling and path management.
3. enter_username = input("Enter username: ")
   Takes username input from the user.
4. DOWNLOAD_DIR = Path("/Users/satyamgajjar/Downloads") / f"{enter_username}"
   Creates a folder in Downloads named after the entered username.
   Example: /Users/satyamgajjar/Downloads/shrenidubey
5. L = instaloader.Instaloader(download_videos=True)
   Initializes Instaloader with video downloads enabled.
6. DOWNLOAD_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
   Ensures the directory is created before download begins.
7. profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(L.context, enter_username)
   Loads Instagram profile data.
8. Print Profile Info
   Displays username, total posts, and privacy status.
9. Download all Posts for post in profile.get_posts(): L.download_post(post, target=str(DOWNLOAD_DIR)) Loops through all posts and downloads each one.

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