Automates clicking on images in Google Images, saving them, and saving their link. A program I wrote to download a bunch of images to make a video for history class that required source links.

images_downloader.py

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### Google Images photo & link saver
### By Jake B - May 2020
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import clipboard as clipboard
import pyautogui as pag
import time

f = open("sources.txt", "a")
desired_images = 15
pag.PAUSE = 0.065
speed_adj = 1.1  # Speed multiplier (increase for more less wait (faster computer))

time.sleep(3)

for i in range(desired_images):
    # Go to the save button and save the image
    pag.click(button='right')
    pag.press('down', presses=6)
    pag.press('enter')

    time.sleep(0.7 / speed_adj)
    pag.press('enter')

    time.sleep(2 / speed_adj)

    # Copying and saving the link to a file
    pag.click(button='right')
    pag.press('down', presses=8)
    time.sleep(0.3 / speed_adj)
    pag.press('enter')
    time.sleep(0.5 / speed_adj)
    f.write(clipboard.paste() + "\n")

    # Moving to a new picture
    pag.press('right')
    time.sleep(0.5 / speed_adj)

instructions.txt

To use this program, first use Chrome in incognito mode. Open a Google Images search on your desired topic, and click on an image to go into a larger view where you can move with the arrow keys. Then, run program, focus Chrome and place cursor above center of the image. Let it do its magic – images will be saved to wherever you last downloaded something, and their links will be written to a sources.txt file.