# Mobilevids Downloader
<!-- TOC -->
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Features](#features)
- [Installation instructions](#installation-instructions)
- [Recommended installation method for all Operating Systems](#recommended-installation-method-for-all-operating-systems)
- [Filing an issue/Reporting a bug](#filing-an-issuereporting-a-bug)
- [Contact](#contact)
<!-- /TOC -->
# Introduction
[Mobilevids][1] is an amazing website for downloading movies and tv shows.
This script makes it easier to batch download movies or TV serials.
Why is this helpful? A utility like [wget][2] can work, but has the
following limitations:
1. Video names have numbers in them, but this does not correspond to
the actual order. Manually renaming them is a pain that is best left
for computers.
2. Using names from the syllabus page provides more informative names.
3. Using `wget` in a for loop picks up extra videos which are not
posted/linked, and these are sometimes duplicates.
This work was originally inspired in part by [coursera-dl][3].
# Features
* Support for all kinds of movies / TV shows.
* Intentionally detailed names, so that it will display and sort properly
on most interfaces (e.g., [VLC][4] or MX Video on Android devices).
* Login credentials accepted on command-line or from `.netrc` file.
* Core functionality tested on Linux, Mac and Windows.
# Installation instructions
`mobilevids-dl` requires Python 3 and a free Mobilevids account.
**Note:** We *strongly* recommend that you use a Python 3 interpreter (3.9
or later).
On any operating system, ensure that the Python executable location is added
to your `PATH` environment variable and, once you have the dependencies
installed (see next section), for a *basic* usage, you will need to invoke
the script from the main directory of the project and prepend it with the
word `python`. You can also use more advanced features of the program by
looking at the "Running the script" section of this document.
## Recommended installation method for all Operating Systems
From a command line (preferably, from a virtual environment), simply issue
the command:
pip install mobilevids-dl
This will download [the latest released version][7] of the program from the
[Python Package Index (PyPI)][6] along with *all* the necessary
dependencies. At this point, you should be ready to start using it.
If this does not work, because your Python 2 version is too old (e.g. 2.7.5
on Ubuntu 14.4), try:
apt-get install python3 python3-pip
pip3 install mobilevids-dl
instead.
**Note 1:** We strongly recommend that you *don't* install the package
globally on your machine (i.e., with root/administrator privileges), as the
installed modules may conflict with other Python applications that you have
installed in your system (or they can interfere with `mobilevids-dl`). Prefer
to use the option `--user` to `pip install`, if you can.
**Note 2:** As already mentioned, we *strongly* recommend that you use a new
Python 3 interpreter (e.g., 3.9 or later), since Python 3 has better support
for SSL/TLS (for secure connections) than earlier versions.<br/>
# Running the script
Refer to `mobilevids-dl --help` for a complete, up-to-date reference on the runtime options
supported by this utility.
```bash
usage: mobilevids-dl [-h] [-a] [-d] [-i] [-e EPISODE] [-m MOVIE] [-p PASSWORD] [-s SEASON] [-t TV]
[-u USERNAME]
[search]
Mobilevids Downloader script
positional arguments:
search
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-a, --ascii show ascii art
-d, --debug debugs the program - duh
-i, --info show info about movie/show
-e EPISODE, --episode EPISODE
download a single episode (must be used with -t [TV ID] and -s [SEASON]
-m MOVIE, --movie MOVIE
downloads the ID of a movie
-p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
provide a mobilevids password
-s SEASON, --season SEASON
specify season to download (must use with -t)
-t TV, --tv TV download a TV show based on it's ID
-u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
provide a mobilevids username
```
Run the script to download the media by providing your mobilevids account
credentials (e.g. email address and password or a `~/.netrc` file), the
movie name, as well as any additional parameters:
On \*nix platforms, the use of a `~/.netrc` file is a good alternative to
specifying both your username (i.e., your email address) and password every
time on the command line. To use it, simply add a line like the one below to
a file named `.netrc` in your home directory (or the [equivalent][5], if you
are using Windows) with contents like:
```
machine mobilevids-dl login <user> password <pass>
```
Create the file if it doesn't exist yet. From then on, you can switch from
using `-u` and `-p` to simply call `mobilevids-dl`.
This is especially convenient, as typing usernames (email
addresses) and passwords directly on the command line can get tiresome (even
more if you happened to choose a "strong" password).
# Reporting issues
Before reporting any issue please follow the steps below:
1. Verify that you are running the latest version of the script, and the
recommended versions of its dependencies, see them in the file
`requirements.txt`. Use the following command if in doubt:
pip install --upgrade mobilevids-dl
2. If the problem persists, feel free to [open an issue][issue] in our
bugtracker, please fill the issue template with *as much information as
possible*.
[issue]: https://github.com/ahron-maslin/mobilevids-dl/issues
# Filing an issue/Reporting a bug
When reporting bugs against `mobilevids-dl`, please don't forget to include
enough information so that you can help us help you:
* Is the problem happening with the latest version of the script?
* What operating system are you using?
* Do you have all the recommended versions of the modules? See them in the
file `requirements.txt`.
* What are the precise messages that you get? Please, use the `--debug`
option before posting the messages as a bug report. Please, copy and paste
them. Don't reword/paraphrase the messages.
# Contact
Please, post bugs and issues on [github][7]. Please, **DON'T** send support
requests privately to the maintainers! We are quite swamped with day-to-day
activities. If you have problems, **PLEASE**, file them on the issue tracker.
[1]: https://www.mobilevids.org
[2]: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/wget/1.11.4-1/wget-1.11.4-1-setup.exe
[3]: https://www.github.com/coursera-dl/coursera-dl
[4]: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.videolan.vlc
[5]: http://stackoverflow.com/a/6031266/962311
[6]: https://pypi.python.org/
[7]: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mobilevids-dl
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