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Update doc section Troubleshooting -> Login Error

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New Firefox cookie import script, based on a comment in #615:
https://github.com/instaloader/instaloader/issues/615#issuecomment-630127064
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Alexander Graf
2020-06-03 17:14:08 +02:00
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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rate limit has almost been reached, according to Instaloader's own rate
accounting mechanism. We regularly adjust this mechanism to match Instagram's
current rate limiting.
Login error
Login Error
-----------
Instaloader's login *should* work fine, both with and without
@@ -40,21 +40,31 @@ Two-Factor-Authentication. It also supports handling the *checkpoint challenge*,
issued when Instagram suspects authentication activity on your account, by
pointing the user to an URL to be opened in a browser.
Nevertheless, in :issue:`92` users report problems with logging in. To still use
Instaloader's logged-in functionality, you may use the following script to
workaround login problems by importing the session cookies from Firefox and
bypassing Instaloader's login.
Nevertheless, in :issue:`92` and :issue:`615` users reported problems with
logging in. We recommend to always keep the sessionfile which Instaloader
creates when using :option:`--login`. If a sessionfile is present,
:option:`--login` does not make make use of the failure-prone login procedure.
Also, sessionfiles usually do not expire and can be copied between different
computers without any problems.
.. literalinclude:: codesnippets/92_import_firefox_session.py
If you do not have a sessionfile present, you may use the following script
(:example:`615_import_firefox_session.py`) to workaround login problems by
importing the session cookies from Firefox and bypassing Instaloader's login and
so still use Instaloader's logged-in functionality.
To use this,
.. literalinclude:: codesnippets/615_import_firefox_session.py
#. login to Instagram in Firefox,
To use this script,
#. execute the snippet,
#. Download the script: :example:`615_import_firefox_session.py`,
#. then, ``instaloader -l USERNAME`` should work fine.
#. Login to Instagram in Firefox,
If you do not use your default firefox profile, or your operating system has the
paths differently set up, you may have to alter the ``FIREFOXCOOKIEFILE``
variable first.
#. Execute the snippet, e.g. with ``python 615_import_firefox_session.py``,
#. Then, ``instaloader -l USERNAME`` should work fine.
This script also supports specifying a cookiefile path, which may be useful if
you use multiple Firefox profiles or if your operating system has the directory
structure differently set up. Also, you can specify an alternative sessionfile
path.