About The Project
Simple Python scripts that I personally use for archiving with PixivUtil2
Hopefully merge dedupe if I have time
Note
Not in active development, could use a rewrite
Warning
- Pixiv recently limited the ammount of connections, keep the PixivUtil2 download instance to 1
Requirements
- PixivUtil2 (https://github.com/Nandaka/PixivUtil2)
- Read requirements of PixivUtil2
- Additional library listed in requirements.txt
- I have included a copy of PixivUtil2. But if you want to use other versions, just replace it, but it might not work properly
- Windows PC
Usage
To update your instances, replace PixivUtil2-master with the newer version and use option [1]
- Set up
config.ini, or you can replace it with your own config.ini
- Use these settings
useList = True
- See (https://github.com/Nandaka/PixivUtil2/blob/master/readme.md) FAQ A.Q3
[Authentication]
username =
password =
cookie =
cookieFanbox =
- Run
PixivUtil2_batch_downloader.py and set up script_config.ini
- You can continue without restarting the script after you set it up
- Use option [1] to make instances
- Then [2] to export followed artists' ID
- Then [4] to start download
- All other options are not needed
Menu
Functions
[1] Make instances
[2] Export followed artist and process ID
[3] Open ID list
[4] Start download
[5] Delete db.sqlite
[6] Delete list
[7] Delete pixivutil.log
[8] Delete .ugoira zip
Extras
[9] Re-encode webm
[A] Follow Pixiv users
[B] Bookmark artworks
[R] Reset Script config
Press [CTRL + C] to exit functions
Enter [Q] to Quit
This uses the command line arguments of PixivUtil2
- [1] Make instances
- Copies
config.ini to /Instance/PixivUtil2 and create instance copies
- [2] Export followed artist and process ID
- Can be modified with any export args in
script_config.ini
- [4] Start download
- Can be modified with any args in
script_config.ini
- [6] Delete list
- Deletes the
list.txt and listfanbox.txt
- [9] Re-encode webm
- This will override old webm
- Can be modified using
[FFmpeg] option in config.ini in /Instance/PixivUtil2
- This can save lots of space if your webm are encoded in old settings, pre v20211104
- [A] Follow Pixiv users
- Follows/Unfollows Pixiv users using PixivUtil2's exported member list. Or any ID list formatted the same way. Add IDs to
follow_pixiv_users_list.txt
- [B] Bookmark artworks
- Add/Delete artworks to bookmarks using artworks ID list in the same format as PixivUtil2's exported member list Add IDs to
bookmark_artworks_list.txt
