gallery-dl is installed and fully updated but not working on my windows 10

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

I tried using the Windows command window with "gallery-dl https://imgur.com/t/cute_dogs/OiGFJMW" and a bunch of other URLs but they all just say this.

'gallery-dl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I followed the pip installation and updated gallery-dl, the setuptools, and wheel. Python is the latest stable version as well. I looked through other questions but none of the suggestions worked. I will fully admit you might just have to link a "For idiots" guide for me. I will take any advice since I am trying to get 7 years of stuff from Reddit and Imgur.

[peviq]

Download Standalone windows executable and run it with cmd

[shrublet]

I'd assume you didn't check the option to add Python to PATH when installing Python. System properties>Environment Variables>User variables>Path. Both the base Python folder and the Python/Scripts folder should be there. The path to your python install is probably something like C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python3xx\ If both directories are already in your Path variable, I'd check to make sure gallery-dl is installed correctly via pip list. Else just grab the standalone executable and call it from the command line while in the same directory.

[mikf]

I followed the pip installation ...

On Windows, you need to either use py -m gallery_dl or you add %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Python\Python...\Scripts to your PATH environment variable, which can be done automatically by checking this box when installing Python:

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

I followed the pip installation ...

On Windows, you need to either use py -m gallery_dl or you add %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Python\Python...\Scripts to your PATH environment variable, which can be done automatically by checking this box when installing Python:

Ok, I installed the standalone and it is working. How do I get it to send to an external hard drive? If it helps I am trying to do what this post on r/datahoarder explained with a text file of URLs. https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/12tvpay/gallerydl_tool_to_download_entire_image_galleries

[taskhawk]

You specify the path to the external hard drive with the base-directory config option. For example, if your hard drive is on unit D:

{
    "extractor":
    {
        "base-directory": "D:\\gallery-dl\\",
        "imgur":
        {
            "directory": ["imgur", "{album['id']} - {album['title']}"]
        }
    }
}

You can choose whatever directory. For Windows, backslashes need to be escaped with another backslash.

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

You specify the path to the external hard drive with the base-directory config option. For example, if your hard drive is on unit D:

{
    "extractor":
    {
        "base-directory": "D:\\gallery-dl\\",
        "imgur":
        {
            "directory": ["imgur", "{album['id']} - {album['title']}"]
        }
    }
}

You can choose whatever directory. For Windows, backslashes need to be escaped with another backslash.

Okay, I figured out how to change the text file from gallery-dl.txt to gallery-dl.conf and put it under C:\Users\Isaac so it is in my user file. I also made a test file with two URLs in it named lotsofURLs1_test.txt which is located on my desktop.

After doing that I typed in the command line:

C:\Users\Isaac>gallery-dl -i lotsofURLs1_test.txt

This was the result:

[config][warning] Could not parse 'C:\Users\Isaac\gallery-dl.conf': Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

[gallery-dl][warning] input file: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'lotsofURLs1_test.txt'

[rautamiekka]

Use / as the path separator, not \, even on Windows, since gdl is a Python app.

[taskhawk]

Both types of slashes work, check the Path custom type in the documentation. So it could be:

"base-directory": "D:\\gallery-dl\\"

or

"base-directory": "D:/gallery-dl/"

Whichever you are most comfy with.

[config][warning] Could not parse 'C:\Users\Isaac\gallery-dl.conf': Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

Seems like there's an issue with your config file right on its very beginning, which seems weird. What software did you use to create the config file?

[gallery-dl][warning] input file: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'lotsofURLs1_test.txt'

You said you left the file in your Desktop, so you're missing part of the path to it when you call gallery-dl, it should be like:

C:\Users\Isaac>gallery-dl -i Desktop\lotsofURLs1_test.txt

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

I put the code into a text file and then changed the extension to .conf by renaming it. I just tried the desktop thing and it worked, I also needed to leave the first line blank for it to get them all. It is also not sending them to my external drive. It is still saying this though

C:\Users\Isaac>gallery-dl -i Desktop\lotsofURLs1_test.txt [config][warning] Could not parse 'C:\Users\Isaac\gallery-dl.conf': Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

[taskhawk]

Yeah, it's not sending them to your external drive because your config file has an error (that's the [config][warning] message) and it's ignored until that gets fixed.

Did you use Notepad to paste the code into the text file? Can you paste the full content of your config file here?

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

Yeah, it's not sending them to your external drive because your config file has an error (that's the [config][warning] message) and it's ignored until that gets fixed.

Did you use Notepad to paste the code into the text file? Can you paste the full content of your config file here?

This is everything. I typed it in Google Docs and then downloaded it as a text file. { "extractor": { "base-directory": "D:\gallery-dl\", "imgur": { "directory": ["imgur", "{album['id']} - {album['title']}"] } } }

[taskhawk]

Yeah, your config is the same one and is simple enough that I see nothing wrong with it, except the backslashes but that's another issue. Maybe Google Docs is messing with it somehow. Try to copy your config in good ol' Notepad, save as .txt and rename, or save directly as .conf.

Remember that if you use backslashes you need to escape them with another backslash in base-directory.

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

I think it worked! C:\Users\Isaac>gallery-dl -i Desktop\lotsofURLs1_test.txt [1/3]  [gallery-dl][error] Unsupported URL '' [2/3] https://imgur.com/a/tKHwxE9

• D:\gallery-dl\imgur\tKHwxE9 - Knowledge\imgur_tKHwxE9_001_zAtmfjp.jpg
• D:\gallery-dl\imgur\tKHwxE9 - Knowledge\imgur_tKHwxE9_002_yBtZWOt.jpg [3/3] https://imgur.com/a/ZYIT8h6
• D:\gallery-dl\imgur\ZYIT8h6 - What is a skeleton's favorite snack_\imgur_ZYIT8h6_001_reVArFB.mp4

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

I only have two more questions. The first is how do you make it turn the files into a zip file at the destination? The second is how is how do you make it create a file of failed URLs? Failed as in got a 404 error.

[rautamiekka]

Both types of slashes work

I wanted to avoid teaching at least 1 person to use that ...

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

Okay I got all that working, but now I am trying to figure out how to use it on forum sites like SpaceBattles, Sufficient Velocity, and Questionable Questing. Do I need to make a new Issues thread for that or can I just ask on this one? Because I tried and it said [gallery-dl][error] Unsupported URL

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

No, gallery-dl is working. I am asking how to get it to work on forum sites like spacebattles. But it says this even though I gave my username and password C:\Users\Isaac>C:\Users\Isaac>gallery-dl -u myusername -p mypassword --zip https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/brandon-s-pilchers-art-thread.1067915/ Access is denied.

[taskhawk]

These are the only sites supported:

https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/blob/master/docs/supportedsites.md

Open a new issue if you want them to add support for a new site, it may take a while though.

[TheIdiotWhoNeedsAGuide]

Ok, do you know any good ones for forum sites?

[taskhawk]

Sorry, I haven't had the need so I haven't looked for any, but I have heard of JDownloader and WFDownloader, so maybe look into those.