Merge branch 'master' into upcoming/v4.16

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
+
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: monthly
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7

.github/workflows/documentation.yml

@@ -8,17 +8,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout Instaloader Repository"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # needed for building docs
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: "Setup Python"
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
-          python-version: 3.14
+          python-version: 3.15
           cache: 'pipenv'
       - name: "Install Dependencies"
         run: |
-          python -m pip install pipenv==2025.0.4
+          python -m pip install pipenv==2026.8.0
           pipenv --python `python --version | grep -Eo '3\.[0-9]+'` sync --dev
       - name: "Build Documentation"
         run: pipenv --python `python --version | grep -Eo '3\.[0-9]+'` run make -C docs html SPHINXOPTS="-W -n"

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -9,21 +9,22 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14", "3.15"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Instaloader Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pipenv'
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install pipenv==2025.0.4
+          python -m pip install pipenv==2026.8.0
           pipenv --python `python --version | grep -Eo '3\.[0-9]+'` sync --dev
       - name: PyLint
-        if: matrix.python-version != '3.9'
         run: pipenv --python `python --version | grep -Eo '3\.[0-9]+'` run pylint instaloader
       - name: MyPy
         run: pipenv --python `python --version | grep -Eo '3\.[0-9]+'` run mypy -m instaloader

.github/workflows/packages.yml

@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout Repository"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
-      - name: "Setup Python"
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.14
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: "Setup Python"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.15
       - name: "Get the tagged version"
         id: get_version
         env:

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/stale@v9
+    - uses: actions/stale@v11
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         only-labels: 'question'
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         days-before-stale: 21
         days-before-close: -1
         remove-stale-when-updated: false
-    - uses: actions/stale@v9
+    - uses: actions/stale@v11
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         stale-issue-message: 'There has been no activity on this issue for an extended period of time. This issue will be closed after further 14 days of inactivity.'

.github/workflows/windows_exe.yml

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Instaloader repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.14"
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.15
           cache: 'pipenv'
           architecture: x64
       - name: Get the tagged version
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create draft release and upload EXE as release asset
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         id: create_release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:

deploy/windows/create_exe.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ with open('__main__.py', 'w+') as f:
     f.writelines(lines)
 
 # install dependencies and invoke PyInstaller
-commands = ["pip install pipenv==2025.0.4",
+commands = ["pip install pipenv==2026.8.0",
             f"pipenv --python {sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor} sync --dev",
             "pipenv run pyinstaller --log-level=DEBUG instaloader.spec"]
 

docs/README.md

@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ https://instaloader.github.io/
 
 ## Build
 
-The documentation is created with [Sphinx](http://www.sphinx-doc.org/). To build it, use
+The documentation is created with [Sphinx](http://www.sphinx-doc.org/). To build it, use (in the top-level directory
+of the Instaloader source tree):
 
 ```
-pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+pipenv sync --dev
-make html
+make -C docs html
 ```

docs/codesnippets/615_import_firefox_session.py

@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ def get_cookiefile():
     default_cookiefile = {
         "Windows": "~/AppData/Roaming/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/*/cookies.sqlite",
         "Darwin": "~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/*/cookies.sqlite",
-    }.get(system(), "~/.mozilla/firefox/*/cookies.sqlite")
+    }.get(system(), None)
-    cookiefiles = glob(expanduser(default_cookiefile))
+    if default_cookiefile:
+        cookiefiles = glob(expanduser(default_cookiefile))
+    else:
+        # Check Firefox 147+ XDG path, then legacy
+        cookiefiles = glob(expanduser("~/.config/mozilla/firefox/*/cookies.sqlite")) or \
+                      glob(expanduser("~/.mozilla/firefox/*/cookies.sqlite"))
     if not cookiefiles:
         raise SystemExit("No Firefox cookies.sqlite file found. Use -c COOKIEFILE.")
     return cookiefiles[0]

docs/requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-requests
-sphinx~=2.3

instaloader/instaloader.py

@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ class Instaloader:
     def __exit__(self, *args):
         self.close()
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<Instaloader context={self.context}>"
+
     @_retry_on_connection_error
     def download_pic(self, filename: str, url: str, mtime: datetime,
                      filename_suffix: Optional[str] = None, _attempt: int = 1) -> bool:

instaloader/instaloadercontext.py

@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
         if repeat_at_end:
             self.error_log.append(msg)
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<InstaloaderContext is_logged_in={self.is_logged_in}>"
+
     @property
     def has_stored_errors(self) -> bool:
         """Returns whether any error has been reported and stored to be repeated at program termination.

setup.py

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ def get_version():
     raise SystemExit("Could not find version string.")
 
 
-if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+if sys.version_info < (3, 10):
-    sys.exit('Instaloader requires Python >= 3.9.')
+    sys.exit('Instaloader requires Python >= 3.10.')
 
 requirements = ['requests>=2.25']
 optional_requirements = {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ setup(
                 'from Instagram.',
     long_description=open(os.path.join(SRC, 'README.rst')).read(),
     install_requires=requirements,
-    python_requires='>=3.9',
+    python_requires='>=3.10',
     extras_require=optional_requirements,
     entry_points={'console_scripts': ['instaloader=instaloader.__main__:main']},
     zip_safe=False,
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ setup(
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.15',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
         'Topic :: Internet',
         'Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics'

test/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Instaloader Tests
+
+Integration tests for Instaloader features that require Instagram access are maintained here:
+https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader-tests

test/instaloader_unittests.py

@@ -1,237 +0,0 @@
-"""Unit Tests for Instaloader"""
-
-import os
-import shutil
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-from itertools import islice
-from typing import Optional
-
-import instaloader
-
-PROFILE_WITH_HIGHLIGHTS = 325732271
-PUBLIC_PROFILE = "selenagomez"
-PUBLIC_PROFILE_ID = 460563723
-PUBLIC_PROFILE_WITH_IGTV = "natgeo"
-HASHTAG = "kitten"
-LOCATION = "362629379"
-OWN_USERNAME = "aandergr"
-NORMAL_MAX_COUNT = 2
-PAGING_MAX_COUNT = 15
-PRIVATE_PROFILE = "aandergr"
-PRIVATE_PROFILE_ID = 1706625676
-EMPTY_PROFILE = "not_public"
-EMPTY_PROFILE_ID = 1928659031
-
-ratecontroller: Optional[instaloader.RateController] = None
-
-
-class TestInstaloaderAnonymously(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        print("Testing in {}".format(self.dir))
-        os.chdir(self.dir)
-        self.L = instaloader.Instaloader(download_geotags=True,
-                                         download_comments=True,
-                                         save_metadata=True)
-        self.L.context.raise_all_errors = True
-        if ratecontroller is not None:
-            # pylint:disable=protected-access
-            ratecontroller._context = self.L.context
-            self.L.context._rate_controller = ratecontroller
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        # pylint:disable=global-statement,protected-access
-        global ratecontroller
-        ratecontroller = self.L.context._rate_controller
-        self.L.close()
-        os.chdir('/')
-        print("Removing {}".format(self.dir))
-        shutil.rmtree(self.dir)
-
-    def post_paging_test(self, iterator):
-        previous_post = None
-        for post in islice(iterator, PAGING_MAX_COUNT):
-            print(post)
-            if previous_post:
-                self.assertTrue(post.date_utc < previous_post.date_utc)
-            previous_post = post
-
-    @unittest.skip('')
-    def test_public_profile_download(self):
-        profiles = {self.L.check_profile_id(PUBLIC_PROFILE)}
-        self.L.download_profiles(profiles, profile_pic=False, fast_update=True, raise_errors=True)
-        self.L.download_profiles(profiles, profile_pic=False, fast_update=True, raise_errors=True)
-
-    def test_public_profile_paging(self):
-        self.post_paging_test(instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE).get_posts())
-
-    def test_profile_pic_download(self):
-        self.L.download_profiles({self.L.check_profile_id(PUBLIC_PROFILE)}, posts=False, raise_errors=True)
-
-    def test_hashtag_download(self):
-        self.L.download_hashtag(HASHTAG, NORMAL_MAX_COUNT)
-
-    def test_hashtag_paging(self):
-        for count, post in enumerate(instaloader.Hashtag.from_name(self.L.context, HASHTAG).get_all_posts()):
-            print(post)
-            if count == PAGING_MAX_COUNT:
-                break
-
-    def test_get_id_by_username(self):
-        self.assertEqual(PUBLIC_PROFILE_ID,
-                         instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE).userid)
-
-    def test_get_username_by_id_private(self):
-        self.assertEqual(PRIVATE_PROFILE.lower(),
-                         instaloader.Profile.from_id(self.L.context, PRIVATE_PROFILE_ID).username)
-
-    def test_get_username_by_id_public(self):
-        self.assertEqual(PUBLIC_PROFILE.lower(),
-                         instaloader.Profile.from_id(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE_ID).username)
-
-    def test_get_username_by_id_empty(self):
-        self.assertEqual(EMPTY_PROFILE.lower(),
-                         instaloader.Profile.from_id(self.L.context, EMPTY_PROFILE_ID).username)
-
-    def test_get_username_by_name_empty(self):
-        self.assertEqual(EMPTY_PROFILE_ID,
-                         instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, EMPTY_PROFILE).userid)
-
-    def test_post_from_mediaid(self):
-        for post in instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE).get_posts():
-            post2 = instaloader.Post.from_mediaid(self.L.context, post.mediaid)
-            self.assertEqual(post, post2)
-            break
-
-    def test_public_profile_tagged_paging(self):
-        for post in islice(instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE).get_tagged_posts(),
-                           PAGING_MAX_COUNT):
-            print(post)
-
-    def test_public_profile_igtv(self):
-        for post in islice(instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PUBLIC_PROFILE_WITH_IGTV).get_igtv_posts(),
-                           PAGING_MAX_COUNT):
-            print(post)
-
-
-class TestInstaloaderLoggedIn(TestInstaloaderAnonymously):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super().setUp()
-        self.L.load_session_from_file(OWN_USERNAME)
-
-    @unittest.skip('')
-    def test_stories_download(self):
-        self.L.download_stories()
-
-    @unittest.skip('')
-    def test_private_profile_download(self):
-        self.L.download_profiles({self.L.check_profile_id(PRIVATE_PROFILE)}, stories=True, raise_errors=True)
-
-    def test_stories_paging(self):
-        for user_story in self.L.get_stories():
-            print("profile {}.".format(user_story.owner_username))
-            for item in user_story.get_items():
-                print(item)
-
-    def test_highlights_paging(self):
-        for user_highlight in self.L.get_highlights(PROFILE_WITH_HIGHLIGHTS):
-            print("Retrieving {} highlights \"{}\" from profile {}".format(user_highlight.itemcount,
-                                                                           user_highlight.title,
-                                                                           user_highlight.owner_username))
-            for item in user_highlight.get_items():
-                print(item)
-
-    def test_private_profile_paging(self):
-        self.post_paging_test(instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, PRIVATE_PROFILE).get_posts())
-
-    def test_feed_download(self):
-        self.L.download_feed_posts(NORMAL_MAX_COUNT)
-
-    def test_feed_paging(self):
-        for count, post in enumerate(self.L.get_feed_posts()):
-            print(post)
-            if count == PAGING_MAX_COUNT:
-                break
-
-    def test_saved_download(self):
-        self.L.download_saved_posts(NORMAL_MAX_COUNT)
-
-    def test_saved_paging(self):
-        for count, post in enumerate(instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, OWN_USERNAME).get_saved_posts()):
-            print(post)
-            if count == PAGING_MAX_COUNT:
-                break
-
-    def test_test_login(self):
-        self.assertEqual(OWN_USERNAME, self.L.test_login())
-
-    def test_followees_and_stories(self):
-        profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, OWN_USERNAME)
-        followees = set(islice(profile.get_followees(), PAGING_MAX_COUNT))
-        self.L.download_profiles(followees, profile_pic=False, stories=True, posts=False, raise_errors=True)
-
-    def test_get_followees(self):
-        profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, OWN_USERNAME)
-        for f in profile.get_followees():
-            print(f.username)
-
-    def test_get_followers(self):
-        profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, OWN_USERNAME)
-        for f in profile.get_followers():
-            print(f.username)
-
-    def test_get_similar_accounts(self):
-        profile = instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, OWN_USERNAME)
-        for f in profile.get_similar_accounts():
-            print(f.username)
-
-    def test_get_likes(self):
-        for post in instaloader.Profile.from_username(self.L.context, OWN_USERNAME).get_posts():
-            for like in post.get_likes():
-                print(like.username)
-            break
-
-    def test_explore_paging(self):
-        for count, post in enumerate(self.L.get_explore_posts()):
-            print(post)
-            if count == PAGING_MAX_COUNT:
-                break
-
-    def test_location_download(self):
-        self.L.download_location(LOCATION, NORMAL_MAX_COUNT)
-
-    def test_location_paging(self):
-        for count, post in enumerate(self.L.get_location_posts(LOCATION)):
-            print(post)
-            if count == PAGING_MAX_COUNT:
-                break
-
-
-class TestCaptionMentions(unittest.TestCase):
-    """Caption parsing, which requires no network access."""
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _post_with_caption(caption: str) -> instaloader.Post:
-        return instaloader.Post(None, {"shortcode": "BhrEy4nBFVU", "caption": caption})
-
-    def test_caption_mentions(self):
-        for caption, expected in [
-                ("@alice at the beginning", ["alice"]),
-                ("preceded by a space @bob", ["bob"]),
-                ("preceded by a newline\n@carol", ["carol"]),
-                ("multiple lines\n@dave\n@erin", ["dave", "erin"]),
-                ("no mentions here", []),
-        ]:
-            with self.subTest(caption=caption):
-                self.assertEqual(self._post_with_caption(caption).caption_mentions, expected)
-
-    def test_caption_mentions_ignores_email_addresses(self):
-        post = self._post_with_caption("write to alice@example.com\ncontact @bob instead")
-        self.assertEqual(post.caption_mentions, ["bob"])
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main()