Downloads private messages from FurAffinity, splits them into conversations with individual users, and generates an HTML document for each conversation that can be viewed in a web browser.
Suggestions and improvements are welcome!
Python 3.6 (or higher)
These instructions assume that python.exe's directory is in your %PATH%,
and that the version of Python it launches meets the requirement shown above.
With FAPM as the current working directory, enter the following commands:
$ python -m venv venv
$ venv\Scripts\activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
python3.6 (or higher)
With FAPM as the current working directory, enter the following commands:
$ python3 -m venv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
You can now run the script for the first time:
$ python -m fapm --update
If you have a lot of private messages, it will take a long time for the script to complete. However, when you run the script again at a later time, it will only need to download new messages that have been sent or received in the meantime.
The script will create an index.html file in the FAPM directory, which will
include links to all of your conversations. Individual conversations are saved
in the html directory, but you will find it more convenient to use the index
rather than opening them one by one.
When you wish to download new messages at a later time, remember to cd into
the FAPM directory and activate the virtual environment (as you did during
setup) before running the script.
If you simply want to try the various formatting options with messages you have
already downloaded, do not include the --update option; this will save you a
lot of time.
If your terminal emulator supports ANSI escape codes, you can set $FAPM_ANSI
to 1 for more colorful and readable text output.