download all avatars of xmpp contacts

retrieve_avatars.py

import xmpp
import base64
import sys

# this script retrieves the avatars of all your xmpp contacts and saves them
# in the current directory

if len(sys.argv) != 4:
    print "usage: "+sys.argv[0]+" user pass server"
    exit(1)
username = sys.argv[1]
password = sys.argv[2]
server = sys.argv[3]
j = xmpp.Client(server)
j.connect(server=(server, 5223))
j.auth(username, password, 'test_client')
roster = j.getRoster()
queue = set()
def recieve_vcard(session, stanza, jid):
    photo = stanza.getTag('vCard')
    if not photo:
        queue.remove(jid)
        return
    photo = stanza.getTag('vCard').getTag('PHOTO')
    if not photo:
        queue.remove(jid)
        return
    ext = photo.getTag('TYPE').getData().slpit("/")[1]
    photo_bin = base64.b64decode(photo.getTag('BINVAL').getData())
    with open(jid+"."+ext, 'wb') as f:
        f.write(photo_bin)
    queue.remove(jid)
for jid in roster.getItems():
    queue.add(jid)
    n = xmpp.Node('vCard', attrs={'xmlns': xmpp.NS_VCARD})
    iq = xmpp.Protocol('iq', jid, 'get', payload=[n])
    j.SendAndCallForResponse(iq, recieve_vcard, args={'jid':jid})
while queue:
    j.Process(1)