smoke-pgf/google-image-scraper

A library to scrap google images

Google Image Scraper

A library created to scrape Google Images.
If you are looking for other image scrapers, JJLimmm has created image scrapers for Gettyimages, Shutterstock, and Bing.
Visit their repo here: https://github.com/JJLimmm/Website-Image-Scraper

Pre-requisites:

1. Google Chrome
2. Selenium (pip install Selenium)
3. Pillow (pip install Pillow)

Setup:

1. Open command prompt
2. Clone this repository (or download)

   git clone https://github.com/ohyicong/Google-Image-Scraper
   

3. Install Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Edit your desired parameters in main.py

   search_keys         = Strings that will be searched for
   number of images    = Desired number of images
   headless            = Chrome GUI behaviour. If True, there will be no GUI
   min_resolution      = Minimum desired image resolution
   max_resolution      = Maximum desired image resolution
   max_missed          = Maximum number of failed image grabs before program terminates. Increase this number to ensure large queries do not exit.
   number_of_workers   = Number of sectioned jobs created. Restricted to one worker per search term and thread.
   

5. Run the program

   python main.py
   

Usage:

This project was created to bypass Google Chrome's new restrictions on web scraping from Google Images. To use it, define your desired parameters in main.py and run through the command line:

python main.py

Youtube Video:

IMPORTANT:

Although it says so in the video, this program will not run through VSCode. It must be run in the command line.

This program will install an updated webdriver automatically. There is no need to install your own.

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