Download Insta Profile pictures using python method 1

"""

Spyder Editor

This is a temporary script file.

"""

import requests

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

username = "usernamea"

#enter above user name of the person you want to download the instagram profile picture

URL="https://www.instagram.com/{}/"

rq = requests.get(URL.format(username))

ss =BeautifulSoup(rq.text,"html.parser")

w=ss.find("meta",property="og:image")

url= w.attrs['content']

with open(username +' .jpg', "wb") as pic:

  binary= requests.get(url).content

  pic.write(binary)

#instagram #profile #download #picture #method 1

check the variable url output & copy that url & paste in browser to open the picture