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V-dlp
A program to aid in queuing downloads from Vimm.net
Prerequisites
Shared
Source
- Python 3.11 (others might work)
- Selenium
pip install selenium - Results
pip install results - Pathlib
pip install pathlib - Pathvalidate
pip install pathvalidate
Programs
V-dlp UG (URL Generator)
V-dlp UG can be used to generate a list of URL's to download given a few inputs.
Switches/arguments
| Arg | Descr. | Options | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| -l | Choose logging option | ["syslog","file","all","none"] | syslog |
| -lf | If log is file/all need to specify file to log to | NA | none |
| -p | Specify already running Chrome Driver port | int | 54321 |
| --platform | Platform to generate list from (required, case sensitive) | string: PS1, Atari2600, etc. | none |
| --letter | The letter to search for matched roms (required) | string: A-Z, all | none |
| -f | File with links inside (where to save URLs found) | str: platform_letter.txt | urls.txt |
| -minr | Minimum rating to match (non-inclusive) | float | 8.6 |
| -maxr | Maximum rating to match (non-inclusive) | float | 10.1 |
| -uh | Use headless Chrome (If you do not want to use, do not pass in the flag) | boolean | False |
| -v | Display version information | NA | none |
V-dlp (downloader)
V-dlp will parse a file and attempt to download each one at a time.
Switches/arguments
| Arg | Descr. | Options | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| -l | Choose logging option | ["syslog","file","all","none"] | syslog |
| -lf | If log is file/all need to specify file to log to | NA | none |
| -p | Specify already running Chrome Driver port | int | 54321 |
| -u | File with links inside | str | urls.txt |
| -d | Download directory to use | str | %HOME%\Downloads |
| -r | How often to refresh statistics on screen | float | 2 |
| -tw | Number of seconds to pause between downloads | float | 4 |
| -nm | Do not monitor download statistics (set flag to True for small downloads <32MB) | boolean | False |
| -uh | Use headless Chrome (If you do not want to use, do not pass in the flag) | boolean | False |
| -gc | Download cover image (0: don't download, 1: small, 2: large, 3: both) | int | 0 |
| -v | Display version information | NA | none |
Features
- Download files
- Handle multi-disc downloads
- Download box cover art
- Show download statistics (speed, ETA)
- More download statistics
- Show number of URLs
- Show download name/size
- Add headless option
- Remove dependency of Chrome Driver
- Show failed downloads
- Remove duplicate URLs
- Get all links (#, A-Z)
- No more waiting for each download to finish
Upcoming features
- Proper error handling
- Download manuals
- Email upon completion
- Click on ads
- OS agnostic (heavily Windows based as they need the most hand holding)
Bonus
Powershell script to extract zips, delete zips, convert .cue, .gdi, .iso to .chd. chd.ps1
Example executions
Create a list for all Atari2600 games.
python links.py --platform Atari2600 --letter all -f atari26roms.txt
Download the games.
python dlp.py -nm True -uh True -tw 1 -u atari26roms.txt
NOTE: if you are using the release, substitute "V-dlp" for "python dlp.py".
Why was this created?
iamdoubz wanted to learn how to use python, selenium, and get data from a website. iamdoubz did not know where to start and generated a few lines of code using AI, then added the rest using StackOverflow and Google.