# python-idm-helper

**Repository Path**: CoLtd_YuChen/python-idm-helper

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: python-idm-helper
- **Description**: Use IDM (Internet Download Manager) Api in python.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2025-12-03
- **Last Updated**: 2025-12-03

## Categories & Tags

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## README

# python-idm-helper
**Python IDM Helper** will let you send any link inside python directly to IDM.

You can use this to automate your tool if you want better download speed with IDM.

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## **EXAMPLE USAGE**:
```python
url = 'http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/idman401.exe'

output_folder = Path.cwd()
output_filename = 'idman.exe'
user_agent = None
flag = 3    # see above the flag information
idm = IDMHelper(url, str(output_folder), output_filename, flag)
idm.send_link_to_idm()      # for simple method with limited parameters
# idm.send_link_to_idm2()   # with all parameters
```
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## PARAMETERS

- ``bstrUrl`` - Url to download
- ``bstrReferer`` - Referer
- `bstrCookies` - cookies
- `bstrData` - PostData (if using POST method)
- `bstrUser` - UserName (if server requires authentication)
- `bstrPassword` - Password
- `bstrLocalPath` - LocalPath (where to save a file on your computer)
- `bstrLocalFileName` - LocalFileName (file name to save with)
- `lFlags` - Flags, can be zero or a combination of the following values:  
  - `1` - do not show any confirmations dialogs;  
  - `2` - add to queue only, do not start downloading.
- `reserved1` - can be used to set a specific user-agent header with the following way:
    reserved1.vt = VT_BSTR;  
    reserved1.bstrVal = pbstrUA;  
    if you don’t need to specify a user agent, then `reserved1.vt` should be set to **`VT_EMPTY`**;
- `reserved2` - not used, you should set reserved2.vt to `*VT_EMPTY*`;
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API REFERENCES:
- http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/support/idm_api.html
- https://stackoverflow.com/a/22618308/14951175
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