Release of Version 4.7.3

taking csrf token from login page as it is empty using the old url

Fixes #1150.

instaloader/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Download pictures (or videos) along with their captions and other metadata from Instagram."""
 
 
-__version__ = '4.7.2'
+__version__ = '4.7.3'
 
 
 try:

instaloader/__main__.py

@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ def _main(instaloader: Instaloader, targetlist: List[str],
                             code = input("Enter 2FA verification code: ")
                             instaloader.two_factor_login(code)
                             break
-                        except BadCredentialsException:
+                        except BadCredentialsException as err:
+                            print(err, file=sys.stderr)
                             pass
             else:
                 instaloader.interactive_login(username)

instaloader/instaloader.py

@@ -1392,5 +1392,6 @@ class Instaloader:
                     code = input("Enter 2FA verification code: ")
                     self.two_factor_login(code)
                     break
-                except BadCredentialsException:
+                except BadCredentialsException as err:
+                    print(err, file=sys.stderr)
                     pass

instaloader/instaloadercontext.py

@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
         # Override default timeout behavior.
         # Need to silence mypy bug for this. See: https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/2427
         session.request = partial(session.request, timeout=self.request_timeout) # type: ignore
-        session.get('https://www.instagram.com/web/__mid/')
-        csrf_token = session.cookies.get_dict()['csrftoken']
+        csrf_json = self.get_json('accounts/login/', {}, session=session)
+        csrf_token = csrf_json['config']['csrf_token']
         session.headers.update({'X-CSRFToken': csrf_token})
         # Not using self.get_json() here, because we need to access csrftoken cookie
         self.do_sleep()
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ class InstaloaderContext:
         resp_json = login.json()
         if resp_json['status'] != 'ok':
             if 'message' in resp_json:
-                raise BadCredentialsException("Login error: {}".format(resp_json['message']))
+                raise BadCredentialsException("2FA error: {}".format(resp_json['message']))
             else:
-                raise BadCredentialsException("Login error: \"{}\" status.".format(resp_json['status']))
+                raise BadCredentialsException("2FA error: \"{}\" status.".format(resp_json['status']))
         session.headers.update({'X-CSRFToken': login.cookies['csrftoken']})
         self._session = session
         self.username = user

instaloader/structures.py

@@ -793,14 +793,13 @@ class Profile:
     def has_public_story(self) -> bool:
         if not self._has_public_story:
             self._obtain_metadata()
-            # query not rate limited if invoked anonymously:
-            with self._context.anonymous_copy() as anonymous_context:
-                data = anonymous_context.graphql_query('9ca88e465c3f866a76f7adee3871bdd8',
-                                                       {'user_id': self.userid, 'include_chaining': False,
-                                                        'include_reel': False, 'include_suggested_users': False,
-                                                        'include_logged_out_extras': True,
-                                                        'include_highlight_reels': False},
-                                                       'https://www.instagram.com/{}/'.format(self.username))
+            # query rate might be limited:
+            data = self._context.graphql_query('9ca88e465c3f866a76f7adee3871bdd8',
+                                               {'user_id': self.userid, 'include_chaining': False,
+                                                'include_reel': False, 'include_suggested_users': False,
+                                                'include_logged_out_extras': True,
+                                                'include_highlight_reels': False},
+                                               'https://www.instagram.com/{}/'.format(self.username))
             self._has_public_story = data['data']['user']['has_public_story']
         assert self._has_public_story is not None
         return self._has_public_story