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Finds user ID from page content
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find_user_id.py
def find_user_id(browser, username, logger):
try:
user_id = browser.execute_script(
"return window._sharedData.entry_data.PostPage[0].graphql.shortcode_media.owner.id")
except WebDriverException:
try:
browser.execute_script("location.reload()")
user_id = browser.execute_script(
"return window._sharedData.entry_data.PostPage[0].graphql.shortcode_media.owner.id")
except WebDriverException:
user_id = browser.execute_script(
"return window._sharedData.entry_data.ProfilePage[0].graphql.user.id")
return user_id
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