dAbot
CLI tool to automate stuff on DeviantArt.com
Installation
- Install Python 3 (Python 2 will work too but it's not recommended)
- Open Terminal/Command Prompt and enter
pip install dAbot
If that doesn't work, trypython -m pip install dAbot
If that doesn't work either, you're likely using Windows and you should reinstall Python making sure that the "Add in PATH" option is checked. - Once dAbot is installed, you can use any of the commands listed below by entering them in Terminal/Command Prompt.
To upgrade it later, run pip install dAbot --upgrade
Usage
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give random (deviants|groups|exchangers)
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give msgs (activity|replies) [--trash_msgs]
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give file (dev_names|dev_ids) <file_path>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give group_members <group> [--reversed]
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give url <url>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give traders
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give traders_random
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama give <deviant>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] points give <deviant> <amount> [<message>]
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] points balance
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] devwatch (add|remove) <deviant>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] msgs trash (activity|bulletins|notices|replies|comments)
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] comment <deviant> <comment>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] logout
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] exec <code>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama stats <deviant>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama hof group <group_name> [--reversed]
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama hof file <file_path>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] llama hof <deviant_names>...
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] badges hof <deviant_names>...
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] save random (deviants|groups|exchangers) <quantity>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] save group_members <group>
dAbot <cookies_txt_path> [-v] save dev_ids <dev_names_file_path> [--if_llama_given]
- Install a browser extension that can export a
cookies.txtfile. Here's one for Chrome. - Go to DeviantArt.com and export the
cookies.txtfile for that tab only (or for DeviantArt.com only). - For
<cookies_txt_path>, supply the path where thecookies.txtwas exported/saved.
This should look something likeC:\Users\you\Downloads\cookies.txtor/Users/you/Downloads/cookies.txt - After exporting cookies from your browser, you can clear your browser cookies for DeviantArt.com (or all cookies) so that your cookies aren't shared between the browser and the bot (which might create issues). You'll then have to login on your browser again and this will give your browser a fresh set of cookies.
If some command doesn't work, disable Eclipse and try again.
Example
This will give me a llama:
dAbot /Users/you/Downloads/cookies.txt llama give Kishan-Bagaria
Disclaimer
I don't intend to maintain this tool (except for some occasional changes). I developed this as a personal project back in 2014 and three years later, it wasn't doing much good sitting around, so I put it out here.
It can be refactored a lot and sped up 100x using asynchronous connections. If you're a developer interested in hacking the code, you should definitely look into that.
