[python] beta testers needed for my program - AutoGetSublime - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

MechCow · 06-04-2006, 01:34 AM

I have written a program called AutoGetSublime http://www.autogetsublime.com/. It downloads adult media (pornography) from the site www.sublimedirectory.com. I got the idea from an open source program GNaughty http://gnaughty.sourceforge.net/ which does exactly the same thing but is written in C. In the future I plan to extend it to download from other thumbnail websites and potentially other media websites like flickr.

The program features a features a filter with boolean search operations, category filter, multi-threaded thumbnail and content downloading. If you use it on a broadband connection you should find it very fast and responsive - it will probably suck on 56k.

It is currently very easy to install on linux but very quite tricky under windows (sorry about that). I haven't had time to investigate whether I can distribute libraries that I rely on with my package so you have to install them separately. That said most of my initial trial users got it working on windows and they are not all nerds.

The program is entirely free and open source and if you feel inclined to submit patches or help me get it polished that would be awesome. All the code is there if you want to take the bottom layer to download some other kind of media, as long as it fits within the thumbnail display and has a description it could be used for all kinds of content.

Enjoy

(admins - I believe the program itself is legal and I also believe that this post falls within the rules of the forum. If you feel otherwise I would ask that you please delete the post and contact me)

oberon · 06-08-2006, 09:24 PM

Heh. I've written a similar python program, for the purpose of "scraping" information from websites, specifically, myspace, friendster, gmail, aol, yahoo, & hotmail. Urlgrabber and BeautifulSoup are excellent libraries for this purpose. I also made extensive use of the 're' module. Unfortunately, that work was paid for so I can't publish it under an opensource license.

I also wrote a scraper for ebay, similar to bidwatcher. That *is* opensource but unfinished/unmaintained and thus unpublished.

One major difficulty you'll probably encounter maintaining such programs is that they tend to be pretty fragile (even if you use BeautifulSoup) and break easily if the site(s) in question make even somewhat minor changes.

Nice program you have there anyway. Not really into that sort of thing, though. Might I suggest, however, for organizational purposes you could put all your projects under a single domain instead of registering one for each?

Also, if you are concerned about testing, you should write a regression suite. I wrote one for the abovementioned contracted project, and it was quite easy. Though for the GUI side of things, not so much.

MechCow · 06-09-2006, 10:25 PM

I'm not too worried about functional or operatoinal testing, I know the program basically works. I've been through a basic alpha phase (I sent it to a number of my friends and they gave feedback). More looking for some feedback from a wider range of people before I see if I can get the program on fleshbot or something like that.

The thing that sucks the most is installation and I'm not too sure what I can do about that. I think I could bundle beautifulsoup and urlgrabber legally but I'm not sure I still have to investigate that.

As for the domain I registered a domain in this case because I wanted to distance this program a bit from myself. Its not something I'll be pulling out at the interview :-)

Beautifulsoup and Urlgrabber are awesome. I intend to either expand this program or write more web scripts.

sublimedirectory.com doesn't change that much I'm not too worried about that, only if this program goes huge! heh

oberon · 06-10-2006, 11:05 PM

Haha, yes, I can definitely see your software being a somewhat uncomfortable conversation subject at an interview.

As for bundling, BeautifulSoup is covered under the python license, which allows for redistribution. Urlgrabber is covered under the LGPL, so same deal. As long as you provide the source, you should be fine. I am not a lawyer, however, and this doesn't constitute legal advice.

You might end up being offered some sort of cooperation program by the sublimedirectory.com people if it does actually "go huge". Web interfaces are slow and they suck. Depends on how they make their money though...

amire · 06-11-2006, 07:47 AM

Hey, man, thanks for such a great program! I'm running Windows XP, and the install is working quite well.

Interestingly enough, I'm learning a little python just out of interest. I'll definitely take a look at your source and perhaps modify it to suit my viewing needs. I have to say, though, that I've never been so aroused while writing code!

06-04-2006, 01:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
MechCow Upright Location: LSD	[python] beta testers needed for my program - AutoGetSublime I have written a program called AutoGetSublime http://www.autogetsublime.com/. It downloads adult media (pornography) from the site www.sublimedirectory.com. I got the idea from an open source program GNaughty http://gnaughty.sourceforge.net/ which does exactly the same thing but is written in C. In the future I plan to extend it to download from other thumbnail websites and potentially other media websites like flickr. The program features a features a filter with boolean search operations, category filter, multi-threaded thumbnail and content downloading. If you use it on a broadband connection you should find it very fast and responsive - it will probably suck on 56k. It is currently very easy to install on linux but very quite tricky under windows (sorry about that). I haven't had time to investigate whether I can distribute libraries that I rely on with my package so you have to install them separately. That said most of my initial trial users got it working on windows and they are not all nerds. The program is entirely free and open source and if you feel inclined to submit patches or help me get it polished that would be awesome. All the code is there if you want to take the bottom layer to download some other kind of media, as long as it fits within the thumbnail display and has a description it could be used for all kinds of content. Enjoy (admins - I believe the program itself is legal and I also believe that this post falls within the rules of the forum. If you feel otherwise I would ask that you please delete the post and contact me)

06-08-2006, 09:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
oberon Quadrature Amplitude Modulator Location: Denver	Heh. I've written a similar python program, for the purpose of "scraping" information from websites, specifically, myspace, friendster, gmail, aol, yahoo, & hotmail. Urlgrabber and BeautifulSoup are excellent libraries for this purpose. I also made extensive use of the 're' module. Unfortunately, that work was paid for so I can't publish it under an opensource license. I also wrote a scraper for ebay, similar to bidwatcher. That is opensource but unfinished/unmaintained and thus unpublished. One major difficulty you'll probably encounter maintaining such programs is that they tend to be pretty fragile (even if you use BeautifulSoup) and break easily if the site(s) in question make even somewhat minor changes. Nice program you have there anyway. Not really into that sort of thing, though. Might I suggest, however, for organizational purposes you could put all your projects under a single domain instead of registering one for each? Also, if you are concerned about testing, you should write a regression suite. I wrote one for the abovementioned contracted project, and it was quite easy. Though for the GUI side of things, not so much. __________________ "There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught." -- Irish proverb

06-10-2006, 11:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
oberon Quadrature Amplitude Modulator Location: Denver	Haha, yes, I can definitely see your software being a somewhat uncomfortable conversation subject at an interview. As for bundling, BeautifulSoup is covered under the python license, which allows for redistribution. Urlgrabber is covered under the LGPL, so same deal. As long as you provide the source, you should be fine. I am not a lawyer, however, and this doesn't constitute legal advice. You might end up being offered some sort of cooperation program by the sublimedirectory.com people if it does actually "go huge". Web interfaces are slow and they suck. Depends on how they make their money though... __________________ "There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught." -- Irish proverb

06-09-2006, 10:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
MechCow Upright Location: LSD	I'm not too worried about functional or operatoinal testing, I know the program basically works. I've been through a basic alpha phase (I sent it to a number of my friends and they gave feedback). More looking for some feedback from a wider range of people before I see if I can get the program on fleshbot or something like that. The thing that sucks the most is installation and I'm not too sure what I can do about that. I think I could bundle beautifulsoup and urlgrabber legally but I'm not sure I still have to investigate that. As for the domain I registered a domain in this case because I wanted to distance this program a bit from myself. Its not something I'll be pulling out at the interview :-) Beautifulsoup and Urlgrabber are awesome. I intend to either expand this program or write more web scripts. sublimedirectory.com doesn't change that much I'm not too worried about that, only if this program goes huge! heh

06-11-2006, 07:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
amire Crazy	Hey, man, thanks for such a great program! I'm running Windows XP, and the install is working quite well. Interestingly enough, I'm learning a little python just out of interest. I'll definitely take a look at your source and perhaps modify it to suit my viewing needs. I have to say, though, that I've never been so aroused while writing code!