DeviantArt Scraper

The easy way to download the highest resolution DeviantArt Galleries. For more information check this article.

Requirements

1. Install python dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo pip3 install selenium

2. Install Chromium:

• Debian Based

  sudo apt install chromium-browser
  

• Arch

  sudo pacman -S chromium
  

3. Download the Chrome Driver.

• Download Chrome Driver. Note, the version should match your version of Chrome installed.
• Copy chromedriver into the folder deviantart-scraper.

Quick Start

To begin downloading images, use the following steps. Images will be downloaded into a default folder images. Additionally, a metadata file gallery.txt will be generated, containing the names of the files downloaded.

python3 devianart.py

Additional Options

The following command-line arguments are supported.

python3 devianart.py --help

usage: devianart.py [-h] [-d DIR] [-f FILENAME] [-u URL] [-c COUNT] [-r]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d DIR, --dir DIR     Directory to store images. Default: ./images
  -f FILENAME, --filename FILENAME
                        Explicit base filename to use. Default: downloaded
                        filename
  -u URL, --url URL     DeviantArt gallery url to scrape images from. Default:
                        deviantart.com
  -c COUNT, --count COUNT
                        Maximum number of images to download. Default: 25
  -r, --random          Download a random image. Default: False

Automatically Changing the Desktop Background Wallpaper

You can automatically download and set the desktop background wallpaper by using the command-line arguments with a script or desktop background image changer utility. The following example demonstrates this for Linux Mint using wallpaper.sh.

#!/bin/bash

USER=$(whoami)
ORIGINAL_DIR=$(pwd)

# Fix to allow cronjob to accurately set the desktop background. https://askubuntu.com/a/198508
fl=$(find /proc -maxdepth 2 -user $USER -name environ -print -quit)
while [ -z $(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS "$fl" | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\000' ) ]
do
  fl=$(find /proc -maxdepth 2 -user $USER -name environ -newer "$fl" -print -quit)
done
export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS "$fl" | cut -d= -f2-)
echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS > /var/tmp/wallpaper.log

# Delete cached wallpaper.
rm -f /var/tmp/wallpaper.jpg /var/tmp/wallpaper.jpeg /var/tmp/wallpaper.gif /var/tmp/wallpaper.png

# Download image.
cd /home/$USER/Documents/deviantart-scraper/
python3 devianart.py -d /var/tmp -f wallpaper -c 1 -r >> /var/tmp/wallpaper.log
FILE_PATH=$(tail -n 1 /var/tmp/wallpaper.log)
cd $ORIGINAL_DIR

# Delete cached wallpaper.
rm -f /home/$USER/.cache/wallpaper/*

echo "Downloaded $FILE_PATH" >> /var/tmp/wallpaper.log

# Set new wallpaper.
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-options "zoom"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri file://$FILE_PATH

You can automatically run the above bash script via cron job with the following command.

chmod +x wallpaper.sh
crontab -e

Paste the following lines to the end of the cron file.

# Add a cron job to run this script every 15 minutes.
*/15 * * * * /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/Documents/deviantart-scraper/wallpaper.sh
@reboot /home/YOUR_USER_NAME/Documents/deviantart-scraper/wallpaper.sh

License

The code is licensed under the MIT License.

Disclaimer: All art you download using this script belongs to their rightful owners. Please support them by purchasing their art.