fnneves · July 19, 2025 05:32 · Dec 5, 2018 · Dec 5, 2018
diff --git a/instabot2.ipynb → instabot2.py b/instabot2.ipynb → instabot2.py
diff --git a/instabot2.ipynb b/instabot2.ipynb
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+hashtag_list = ['travelblog', 'travelblogger', 'traveler']
+
+# prev_user_list = [] - if it's the first time you run it, use this line and comment the two below
+prev_user_list = pd.read_csv('20181203-224633_users_followed_list.csv', delimiter=',').iloc[:,1:2] # useful to build a user log
+prev_user_list = list(prev_user_list['0'])
+
+new_followed = []
+tag = -1
+followed = 0
+likes = 0
+comments = 0
+
+for hashtag in hashtag_list:
+    tag += 1
+    webdriver.get('https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/'+ hashtag_list[tag] + '/')
+    sleep(5)
+    first_thumbnail = webdriver.find_element_by_xpath('//*[@id="react-root"]/section/main/article/div[1]/div/div/div[1]/div[1]/a/div')
+
+    first_thumbnail.click()
+    sleep(randint(1,2))    
+    try:        
+        for x in range(1,200):
+            username = webdriver.find_element_by_xpath('/html/body/div[3]/div/div[2]/div/article/header/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/h2/a').text
+
+            if username not in prev_user_list:
+                # If we already follow, do not unfollow
+                if webdriver.find_element_by_xpath('/html/body/div[3]/div/div[2]/div/article/header/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/button').text == 'Follow':
+
+                    webdriver.find_element_by_xpath('/html/body/div[3]/div/div[2]/div/article/header/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/button').click()
+
+                    new_followed.append(username)
+                    followed += 1
+
+                    # Liking the picture
+                    button_like = webdriver.find_element_by_xpath('/html/body/div[3]/div/div[2]/div/article/div[2]/section[1]/span[1]/button/span')
+
+                    button_like.click()
+                    likes += 1
+                    sleep(randint(18,25))
+
+                    # Comments and tracker
+                    comm_prob = randint(1,10)
+                    print('{}_{}: {}'.format(hashtag, x,comm_prob))
+                    if comm_prob > 7:
+                        comments += 1
+                        webdriver.find_element_by_xpath('/html/body/div[3]/div/div[2]/div/article/div[2]/section[1]/span[2]/button/span').click()
+                        comment_box = webdriver.find_element_by_xpath('/html/body/div[3]/div/div[2]/div/article/div[2]/section[3]/div/form/textarea')
+
+                        if (comm_prob < 7):
+                            comment_box.send_keys('Really cool!')
+                            sleep(1)
+                        elif (comm_prob > 6) and (comm_prob < 9):
+                            comment_box.send_keys('Nice work :)')
+                            sleep(1)
+                        elif comm_prob == 9:
+                            comment_box.send_keys('Nice gallery!!')
+                            sleep(1)
+                        elif comm_prob == 10:
+                            comment_box.send_keys('So cool! :)')
+                            sleep(1)
+                        # Enter to post comment
+                        comment_box.send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
+                        sleep(randint(22,28))
+
+                # Next picture
+                webdriver.find_element_by_link_text('Next').click()
+                sleep(randint(25,29))
+            else:
+                webdriver.find_element_by_link_text('Next').click()
+                sleep(randint(20,26))
+    # some hashtag stops refreshing photos (it may happen sometimes), it continues to the next
+    except:
+        continue
+
+for n in range(0,len(new_followed)):
+    prev_user_list.append(new_followed[n])
+
+updated_user_df = pd.DataFrame(prev_user_list)
+updated_user_df.to_csv('{}_users_followed_list.csv'.format(strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")))
+print('Liked {} photos.'.format(likes))
+print('Commented {} photos.'.format(comments))
+print('Followed {} new people.'.format(followed))