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This Python script enables you to download ongoing Instagram livestreams as a video file.
- Install the prerequisites and then PyInstaLive.
- Run
pyinstalive to generate a default configuration file. - Edit the configuration file using any text editor.
- Run
pyinstalive -d "<live-username>" to start downloading a livestream.
Make sure all tools are accessible via command line (added to your PATH if on Windows, use Google).
Tip — To install PyInstaLive with the latest commit changes, remove the version tag from the install command.
Run the following command in your command line (might need to be run as administrator on Windows):
pip install git+https://github.com/dvingerh/PyInstaLive.git@4.0.2
Make sure there is a configuration file calledpyinstalive.ini in the directory you want to run PyInstaLive from.
PyInstaLive will automatically generate a default configuration file for you to edit if one is not present already.
Here is an example of a valid configuration file:
[pyinstalive]username = johndoepassword = grapefruitdownload_path =ffmpeg_path =download_comments = Truecmd_on_started =cmd_on_ended =clear_temp_files = Falseuse_locks = Trueno_assemble = Falselog_to_file = True
Below is an example of PyInstaLive's output after downloading a livestream:
> pyinstalive -d "janedoe"---------------------------------------------------------------------------[I] PYINSTALIVE (SCRIPT V4.0.2 - PYTHON V3.8.10) - 06-10-2022 05:02:02 PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------An existing login session file was found: johndoe.datChecking the validity of the saved login session.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Successfully logged in using account: johndoeThe login session file will expire on: 06-09-2023 at 12:41:55 PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------Getting livestream information for user: janedoe---------------------------------------------------------------------------Livestream available, starting download.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Downloading livestream, press [CTRL+C] to abort.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Airing time : 4 minutes and 45 secondsStatus : ActiveViewers : 75---------------------------------------------------------------------------The livestream has been ended.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Airing time : 6 minutes and 25 secondsDownloaded : 1 minutes and 21 secondsMissing : 5 minutes and 4 seconds---------------------------------------------------------------------------Waiting for background tasks to finish.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Saving 12 comments to text file.Successfully saved text file: 20220610_janedoe_17905387649602356_1654873322_live.log---------------------------------------------------------------------------Assembling segments into video file.Successfully saved video file: 20220610_janedoe_17905387649602356_1654873322_live.mp4---------------------------------------------------------------------------
