Add median time statistics, log levels, print successful and failed album titles, update README

README.md

@@ -4,38 +4,37 @@
 
 This tool automates the process of downloading photos from Google Photos albums by simulating user interaction with the web interface. It uses Selenium to open shared album links, click the "Download all" button, and extract the images to your local system.
 
-## ✨ Features
+## Features
 
-* 🔗 Accepts public/shared Google Photos album URLs
+* Accepts link-shared Google Photos album URLs
-* 🖱️ Simulates browser behavior to download photos via the "Download all" option
+* Accepts your own Google Photos album URLs if you supply the profile directory.
-* 🗃️ Automatically extracts downloaded `.zip` files into organized folders
+* Automatically extracts downloaded `.zip` files into organized folders
-* 🛠️ Works without needing any API keys or OAuth setup
+* Works without needing any API keys or OAuth setup
-* 📂 Supports batch downloading of multiple album links
+* Supports batch downloading of multiple album links
 
-## 🛑 Why not use the Google Photos API?
+## Why not use the Google Photos API?
 
-As of recent updates, **the original Google Photos API is deprecated**. While the **Google Picker API** is still available, it comes with several major limitations:
+**The original Google Photos API is deprecated**. While the **Google Picker API** is still available, it comes with several major limitations:
 
-* 🚫 You must select each photo manually — no "select all" option
+* You must select each photo manually, no "select all" option, meaning it can not be automated.
-* 📉 Limited to a maximum number of items (up to 100 photos per interaction)
+* Limited to a maximum number of items
-* 🔐 Requires setting up a Google Cloud project and API credentials
+* It requires setting up a Google Cloud project and API credentials, which is pretty hard.
 
-Due to these restrictions, this Selenium-based solution is one of the few remaining ways to fully automate bulk downloads from Google Photos albums.
+## Disclaimer
 
-## ⚠️ Disclaimer
-
-* The project was not made by AI, just the README.
-* It automates actions that a human user would normally perform in a browser.
 * Be aware of Google’s Terms of Service before using this tool.
+* It simulates human actions, but Google might not be happy about someone using this.
 
-## 🧰 Requirements
+## Requirements
 
 * Python 3.11+
 * Selenium
-* Chrome or Chromium + WebDriver
+* Chrome or Chromium + WebDriver (Auto-installed by Selenium if not found)
 
-## 💡 Usage
+## Installation
 
-```bash
+`pip install gp-dl`
-python main.py --album-urls YOUR_ALBUM_LINK_HERE --output-dir test_images
+
-```
+## Usage
+
+`gp-dl --album-urls ALBUM_URL ALBUM_URL2 --output-dir test --log-level info`

gp_dl/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.0"

gp_dl/main.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import os, time, argparse, re, sys, logging
+import os, time, argparse, logging, sys
 from selenium.webdriver import Chrome, ChromeService
 from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
 from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException
 from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
 from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
+from statistics import median
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
 BANNER = """
@@ -15,18 +16,27 @@ BANNER = """
 ██████   ██             ██████  ███████
 
 gp-dl — Google Photos Downloader
-Download full-res albums using Selenium
+Download full-resolution albums from Google Photos using Selenium
 
 Author: csd4ni3l  |  GitHub: https://github.com/csd4ni3l
 """
 
+LOG_LEVELS = {
+    "DEBUG": logging.DEBUG,
+    "INFO": logging.INFO,
+    "ERROR": logging.ERROR,
+    "FATAL": logging.FATAL,
+    "QUIET": 999999999
+}
+
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Download full-res images from a Google Photos album using Selenium.")
     parser.add_argument("--album-urls", nargs="+", required=True, help="Google Photos album URL(s)")
-    parser.add_argument("--output-dir", required=True, help="Directory to save downloaded albums")
+    parser.add_argument("--output-dir", required=True, help="The directory to save downloaded albums")
     parser.add_argument("--driver-path", default=None, help="Custom Chrome driver path")
-    parser.add_argument("--profile-dir", default=None, help="Chrome user data directory for session reuse")
+    parser.add_argument("--profile-dir", default=None, help="A Chrome user data directory for sessions, set this if you want to open non-shared links.")
     parser.add_argument("--headless", action="store_true", help="Run Chrome headlessly")
+    parser.add_argument("--log-level", default="INFO", help="Specifies what to include in log output. Available levels: debug, info, error, fatal")
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 def setup_driver(driver_path=None, profile_dir=None, headless=True):
@@ -62,14 +72,23 @@ def find_crdownload_file():
         if file.endswith(".crdownload"):
             return file
 
-def configure_logging():
+def configure_logging(log_level: str):
-    logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=logging.DEBUG)
+    if not log_level.upper() in LOG_LEVELS:
+        print(f"Invalid logging level: {log_level}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=LOG_LEVELS[log_level.upper()])
     for logger_to_disable in ["selenium", "urllib3"]:
         logging.getLogger(logger_to_disable).propagate = False
         logging.getLogger(logger_to_disable).disabled = True
 
-def main():
+def run_cli():
     args = parse_args()
+    
+    if not args.log_level.upper() == "QUIET":
+        print(BANNER)
+
+    configure_logging(args.log_level)
     driver = setup_driver(profile_dir=args.profile_dir, headless=args.headless)
 
     if not os.path.exists("gp_temp") or not os.path.isdir("gp_temp"):
@@ -80,8 +99,8 @@ def main():
         logging.fatal("Invalid output directory. Please supply a valid and existing directory.")
         return
 
-    failed_album_count = 0
+    failed_albums = []
-    successful_album_count = 0
+    successful_albums = []
     total_albums = len(args.album_urls)
     all_start = time.perf_counter()
     album_times = []
@@ -89,23 +108,19 @@ def main():
     for album_url in args.album_urls:
         album_start = time.perf_counter()
 
-        if re.match(r'^https?://photos\.app\.goo\.gl/[A-Za-z0-9]+$', album_url) is None:
-            logging.error(f"Invalid album URL: {album_url}")
-            logging.info("Continuing with next album URL.")
-            failed_album_count += 1
-            continue
-
-        logging.info(f"Now downloading {album_url}")
-
         driver.get(album_url)
 
+        album_title = driver.title.split(" -")[0]
+
+        logging.info(f"Now downloading {album_title} ({album_url})")
+
         logging.debug("Waiting for menu button...")
         try:
             menu_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//*[@aria-label="More options"]')))
         except TimeoutException:
-            logging.error("Could not find more options button in time.")
+            logging.error("Could not find the 'more options' button in time.")
             logging.info("Continuing with next album URL.")
-            failed_album_count += 1
+            failed_albums.append(album_title)
             continue
 
         logging.debug("Clicking menu button...")
@@ -115,9 +130,9 @@ def main():
         try:
             download_all_button = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//*[@aria-label="Download all"]')))
         except TimeoutException:
-            logging.error("Could not find download all button in time.")
+            logging.error("Could not find the 'download all' button in time.")
             logging.info("Continuing with next album.")
-            failed_album_count += 1
+            failed_albums.append(album_title)
             continue
 
         logging.debug("Clicking the download all button...")
@@ -145,23 +160,20 @@ def main():
 
         logging.info(f"Succesfully extracted zip file to {args.output_dir}")
 
-        successful_album_count += 1
+        successful_albums.append(album_title)
         album_times.append(time.perf_counter() - album_start)
 
     logging.debug("Removing temporary gp_temp directory.")
     os.removedirs("gp_temp")
 
-    print("\n===== DOWNLOAD STATISTICS =====")
+    logging.info("")
-    print(f"Total albums given: {total_albums}")
+    logging.info("===== DOWNLOAD STATISTICS =====")
-    print(f"Successfully downloaded: {successful_album_count}")
+    logging.info(f"Total albums given: {total_albums}")
-    print(f"Failed downloads: {failed_album_count}")
+    logging.info(f"Successful albums ({len(successful_albums)}): {', '.join(successful_albums) or None}")
-    print(f"Average time taken per album: {sum(album_times) / len(album_times):.2f} seconds")
+    logging.info(f"Failed albums ({len(failed_albums)}): {', '.join(failed_albums) or 'None'}")
-    print(f"Total time taken: {time.perf_counter() - all_start:.2f} seconds")
+    logging.info(f"Median time taken per album: {median(album_times or [0]):.2f} seconds")
-    print("================================")
+    logging.info(f"Average time taken per album: {sum(album_times or [0]) / len(album_times or [0]):.2f} seconds")
+    logging.info(f"Total time taken: {time.perf_counter() - all_start:.2f} seconds")
+    logging.info("================================")
 
-    driver.quit()
+    driver.quit()
-
-def run_cli():
-    print(BANNER)
-    configure_logging()
-    main()

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "gp-dl"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "A Python-based Google Photos downloader built with Selenium."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

uv.lock

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gp-dl"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "selenium" },