smalldirtybird/vk_comic_poster

VK comic poster

Post comics to the wall of VK public page automatically!

How to prepare:

1. Make sure Python installed on your PC - you can get it from official website.

2. Install libraries with pip:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

3. If you need to create a new VK group, this can be done at the community creation page. Skip this step if the group has already been created.

4. Find out the group ID using a special service. Create .env file in directory with main.py file (use Notepad++) and add the string

   VK_GROUP_ID='your_group_id'
   

   with group ID instead of value in quotes. Here and further quotes must be removed.

5. Create an application on the VK page for developers using the "My Apps" button at the top of the page. Select the standalone application type.

6. On the My Apps page, click the "Manage" button and copy the application ID from the address bar. Save the ID in the .env file on a separate line like

   VK_APP_CLIENT_ID='application_id'
   

7. Following the instructions on Implict Flow, get an access_token to access the VK API. Set the scope parameter as follows: scope = photos, groups, wall, offline. The redirect_uri parameter should be removed from the request. As a result, you will get an access_token looks like 533bacf**********06a3 in the browser address bar. Add it to your .env file as a line:

   VK_ACCESS_TOKEN='your_access_token'
   

How to use:

Run main.py with console. Use cd command if you need to change directory:

D:\>cd D:\learning\python\api_services\vk_comic_poster
D:\learning\python\api_services\vk_comic_poster>python main.py

Available options

You can change the path for downloaded images using the console. Get available options with -h argument:

D:\learning\python\api_services\vk_comic_poster>python main.py -h
usage: main.py [-h] [-c COUNT] [-dir DIRECTORY]

Загрузка комиксов xkcd на страницу Вконтакте

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -dir DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY
                        Путь к папке для скачанных картинок