Converts the Instagram messages.json to text files

instagram_messages.py

import json
from dateutil import parser

data = json.loads(open('messages.json').read())

for c in data:
    with open("conversations/" + "-".join(c["participants"]) + ".txt", "w") as f:
        for m in c["conversation"]:
            created_at = parser.parse(m["created_at"]).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
            f.write(f"[{created_at}] {m['sender']}: ")
            if 'story_share' in m:
                f.write(f"[story_share]: {m['story_share']}")
            elif 'text' in m and m['text']:
                f.write(f"{m['text']}")
            elif 'heart' in m:
                f.write(f"{m['heart']}")
            elif 'voice_media' in m:
                f.write(f"[voice]: {m['voice_media']}")
            elif 'media_share_url' in m:
                f.write(f"[media_share_url]: {m['media_share_url']}")
            elif 'media' in m:
                f.write(f"[media]: {m['media']}")
            elif 'action' in m:
                f.write(f"[action]: {m['action']}")
            elif 'media_url' in m:
                f.write(f"[media_url]: {m['media_url']}")
            elif 'animated_media_images' in m:
                f.write(f"[animated_media_images]: {m['animated_media_images']['original']['url']}")
            elif 'video_call_action' in m:
                f.write(f"[video_call_action]: {m['video_call_action']}")
            elif 'profile_share_name' in m:
                f.write(f"[profile_share_name]: {m['profile_share_name']}")
            elif 'live_video_invite' in m:
                f.write(f"[live_video_invite]: {m['live_video_invite']}")
            else:
                raise Exception(m)
            f.write("\n")