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Scribd-Downloader
build passing

(A better online service I found https://dlscrib.com/, created by Erik Fong).

• This python script allows downloading of Scribd documents.

• It does not matter if the pages are blurred or require authentication, this script will still do the job.
• There are two types of documents on Scribd:
• Documents made up using a collection of images and
• Actual documents where the text can be selected, copied etc.

This script takes a different approach to both of them:

• Documents consisting of a collection of images is straightforward and this script will simply download the induvidual
images which can later be combined into a PDF using a suitable software. Simple.
• Actual documents where the text can be selected are hard to tackle. If you feed such a document in this script, only the
text present in document will be downloaded. I do not know much about JS and since Scribd uses JS to combine text
and images for each induvidual page, I do not yet know how they do it. Ideas welcome on combining images and text!
Installation

pip install scribd-downloader

or if you like to live on the bleeding edge:

pip install -r requirements.txt

python setup.py install

Usage

usage: scribdl [-h] [-i] DOC

Download documents/text from scribd.com

positional arguments:
DOC scribd document to download

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-i, --images download document made up of images

• To download text from document containing selectable text:

• example: scribdl https://www.scribd.com/document/55949937/33-Strategies-of-War

(Text will be saved side by side in a .txt file in your current working directory)

• To download document containing images; use the --images option (the tool cannot figure out this on its own):
• example: scribdl -i http://scribd.com/doc/17142797/Case-in-Point

(Images will be saved in your current working directory)

Contributing
• Feel free to report bugs, documents failing to download, features or anything else.
• Even better, send a PR!

Disclaimer
Downloading books from Scribd for free maybe prohibited. This tool is meant for educational purposes only. Please support
the authors by buying their titles.

License
The MIT License