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Iltransfer (InstaLoader transfer) is a versatile Python application that streamlines the management of Instagram profile downloads using the Instaloader tool. With this program, you can effortlessly:

• Transfer downloaded profiles to another destination when they are ready
• Filter and move only the completed profiles, leaving incomplete downloads untouched.

Iltansfer is compatible with Windows, Linux and macOS, and it works seamlessly with Python 3.6 and above. Simplify your Instagram profile management with Iltransfer today!

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Installation
  • Manual installation
• Execution
  • Example of execution
• Contributors
  • How do I contribute to iltransfer?
• License
• TODO

Requirements

Here's a breakdown of the packages needed and their versions:

• platformdirs - 3.10.0
• rich - 13.5.2
• rich-argparse-plus - 0.3.1.4
• tqdm - 4.66.1

These packages can be installed using the following command:

This will install all the packages and their dependencies listed in the requirements.txt file. Make sure you have Python and pip installed on your system before running this command.

Note: The software has been developed and tested using Python 3.11.4. The minimum required version to run the software is Python 3.6. Although the software may work with previous versions, it is not guaranteed.

Installation

iltransfer can be installed easily as a Pypi package. Just run the following command:

pip3 install iltransfer

For best practices and to avoid potential conflicts with your global Python environment, it is strongly recommended to install this program within a virtual environment. Avoid using the --user option for global installations. We highly recommend using pipx for a safe and isolated installation experience. Therefore, the appropriate command to install iltransfer would be:

pipx install iltransfer

Manual installation

If you prefer to install the program manually, follow these steps:

Note: This will install the version from the latest commit, not the latest release.

1. Download the latest version of iltransfer from this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yisuschrist/iltransfer
   cd iltransfer

2. Install the dependencies:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the following commands to install iltransfer in your /usr/bin/ directory:

   sudo chmod +x iltransfer
   sudo cp iltransfer /usr/bin/

The program can now be ran from a terminal with the iltransfer command.

Execution

To run the iltransfer script, you can use the following command:

iltransfer [OPTIONS]

where [OPTIONS] are the command line options described below:

Example of execution

Contributors

How do I contribute to iltransfer?

Before you participate in our delightful community, please read the code of conduct.

I'm far from being an expert and suspect there are many ways to improve – if you have ideas on how to make the configuration easier to maintain (and faster), don't hesitate to fork and send pull requests!

We also need people to test out pull requests. So take a look through the open issues and help where you can.

See Contributing for more details.

License

iltransfer is released under the GPL-3.0 License.

TODO

Planing to add the following features:

• Add a support to use config files (multi-platform) to store the options
• Add a full documentation in Wiki section
• Add a Changelog / Release Notes