#🔒 python script to scrape a soundcloud profile, and download all the tracks to a folder

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@noble kayak

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noble kayak
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running my script i recieve this

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im using python 3.13.2

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noble kayak
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import os
import requests
from soundcloud import Client

# Function to download a file from a URL
def download_file(url, filename):
    response = requests.get(url, stream=True)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        with open(filename, 'wb') as file:
            for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
                if chunk:
                    file.write(chunk)
    else:
        print(f"Failed to download {filename}")

# Function to get all tracks from a SoundCloud user
def get_user_tracks(client, user_id):
    tracks = client.get('/users/{}/tracks'.format(user_id))
    return tracks

# Main function
def main():
    # Ask the user for the SoundCloud profile URL
    profile_url = input("Enter the SoundCloud profile URL: ")

    # Initialize the SoundCloud client
    client = Client(client_id='YOUR_CLIENT_ID')

    # Extract the username from the profile URL
    username = profile_url.split('/')[-1]

    # Get the user's ID
    user = client.get('/resolve', url=profile_url)
    user_id = user.id

    # Create a directory to store the downloaded tracks
    if not os.path.exists('scdls'):
        os.makedirs('scdls')

    # Get all tracks from the user
    tracks = get_user_tracks(client, user_id)

    # Download each track
    for track in tracks:
        track_title = track.title
        track_url = track.stream_url + '?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID'
        filename = os.path.join('scdls', f"{track_title}.mp3")
        print(f"Downloading {track_title}...")
        download_file(track_url, filename)
        print(f"Downloaded {track_title}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
cloud plank
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what about pip are you struggling with? What error are you running into on that end?

noble kayak
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this happens after typing pip install soundcloud

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and then when i run the script,

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is this an error with the module?

cloud plank
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I found the same error on SO. Looks like its the fudge on Windows problem

noble kayak
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sooo

cloud plank
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scroll down to the setuptool command answer, see ifthat works for you

noble kayak
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do you think using an older version of python with some different module could work?

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i know youtube-dl can work on soundcloud to download files

surreal gazelle
noble kayak
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i cant figure it out for the life of me

surreal gazelle
cloud plank
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that's a much better approach this

noble kayak
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i think the download file API is a hidden one..

surreal gazelle
noble kayak
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im aware, im only using it to download tracks from my old account i lost access to

serene sierra
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This doesn't make it exempt from ToS🥴

surreal gazelle
noble kayak
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yeah

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oh shit looks like it could be working rn

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ooooooh la la

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got it all working

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i just ended up using the yt_dlp module

soft ospreyBOT
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