#!/usr/bin/env python

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

#

# Use text editor to edit the script and type in valid Instagram username/password

from InstagramAPI import InstagramAPI

def getTotalFollowers(api, user_id):

"""

Returns the list of followers of the user.

It should be equivalent of calling api.getTotalFollowers from InstagramAPI

"""

followers = []

next_max_id = True

while next_max_id:

# first iteration hack

if next_max_id is True:

next_max_id = ''

_ = api.getUserFollowers(user_id, maxid=next_max_id)

followers.extend(api.LastJson.get('users', []))

next_max_id = api.LastJson.get('next_max_id', '')

return followers

if __name__ == "__main__":

api = InstagramAPI("username", "password")

api.login()

# user_id = '1461295173'

user_id = api.username_id

# List of all followers

followers = getTotalFollowers(api, user_id)

print('Number of followers:', len(followers))

# Alternatively, use the code below

# (check evaluation.evaluate_user_followers for further details).

followers = api.getTotalFollowers(user_id)

print('Number of followers:', len(followers))