get images from #antifastickers Mastodon posts

get_antifastickers.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# get_antifastickers.py
# download the first image from each #antifasticker post found on Mastodon
# make sure to create the download directory ("./img") first
# CC-0 / Public Domain

import mastodon
import urllib.request

ACCESS_TOKEN = "..."
API_BASE_URL = "https://example.com"
DL_DIR="./img"
m = mastodon.Mastodon(access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN, api_base_url=API_BASE_URL)
offset = 0
downloaded = 0
while True:
    res = m.search(q="#antifasticker", result_type="statuses", offset=offset, min_id=0)
    stats = res['statuses']
    if len(stats) == 0:
        break
    for stat in stats:
        if 'media_attachments' in stat.keys() and len(stat['media_attachments']) > 0:
            #url = stat['media_attachments'][0]['remote_url']
            url = stat['media_attachments'][0]['url']  # from local server
            if url:
                filename = DL_DIR + "/" + str(stat['id']) + "-" + url.split("/")[-1]
                local_filename, headers = urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, filename=filename)
                print(stat['id'], url, "->", local_filename)
                downloaded += 1
            else:
                print("No URL:", stat)
    offset += len(stats)
print(f"got {downloaded} images")