PyInstaLive/MOREHELP.md

Commands

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  - ```-u``` or ```--username```  **—**  Instagram username to login with. Requires:  ```--password```, ```--record```.
  
  - ```-p``` or ```--password```  **—**  Instagram password to login with. Requires:  ```--username```, ```--record```.
  
  - ```-r``` or ```--record```  **—**  The username of the user whose livestream or replay you want to save.
  
  - ```-i``` or ```--info```  **—**  When this flag is passed, PyInstaLive will show information such as its current version, the configuration file contents, available cookie files and more.
  
  - ```-nr``` or ```--noreplays```  **—**  When this flag is passed, PyInstaLive will not download any available replays. Overrides the configuration file.
  
  - ```-cl``` or ```--clean```  **—**  When this flag is passed, PyInstaLive clean the current download folder by deleting folders ending in `_downloads`. Any folders that contain a `folder.lock` file (e.g. folders for ongoing downloads) will be skipped.
  
  
  # Default configuration file
  
  

  ini

[pyinstalive] username = johndoe password = grapefruits save_path = show_cookie_expiry = true clear_temp_files = false save_replays = true run_at_start = run_at_finish = save_comments = false log_to_file = false

username``` — Instagram username to login with.

save_path``` — Path to the folder where downloaded Instagram livestreams and replays will be saved. PyInstaLive must have permission to write files to this folder. If left empty, PyInstaLive will attempt to fall back to the folder where it's being run from.

clear_temp_files``` — When set to True, PyInstaLive will delete all temporary files that were downloaded as well as the folders which contained these files. Replay folders created by PyInstaLive will not be deleted because they are used to determine if a replay has already been downloaded.

run_at_start``` — Command to run when PyInstaLive starts recording a livestream. Leave empty to disable. (Experimental, use at own risk.)

save_comments``` — When set to true, PyInstaLive will try to save comments from a livestream or replay to a log file. Verified users have (v) next to their name. (Experimental, use at own risk.)

log_to_file — When set to true, PyInstaLive will all its console logs to a text file. Useful if you want to keep track of errors when running the script in a loop for example. The filename will be pyinstalive_<live-username>.log where <live_username> will be the username of the Instagram user whose livestream or replay you want to download. If no username was given to download (e.g when running pyinstalive --clean) the filename will simply be named pyinstalive_log.log.