Instapy: `Can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'float'` after newest PR

[oskarkrawczyk]

After pulling the newest InstaPy I get the following error – most likely caused by this #3318 PR.

• pip install . has been run successfully
• running python 2.7

→ python qs-likes.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "qs-likes.py", line 17, in <module>
    disable_image_load=True)
  File "/Users/oskarkrawczyk/Sites/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 250, in __init__
    self.set_selenium_local_session()
  File "/Users/oskarkrawczyk/Sites/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 391, in set_selenium_local_session
    highlight_print(self.username, message, "initialization", "info", self.logger)
  File "/Users/oskarkrawczyk/Sites/InstaPy/instapy/util.py", line 929, in highlight_print
    print("\n{}".format(upper_char * ceil(output_len/len(upper_char))))
TypeError: can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'float'

This is the quickstart file:

import random
from instapy import InstaPy
from instapy.util import smart_run

# login credentials
insta_username = '...'
insta_password = '...'

# get an InstaPy session!
# set headless_browser=True to run InstaPy in the background
session = InstaPy(username=insta_username,
                  password=insta_password,
                  headless_browser=True,
                  disable_image_load=True)

with smart_run(session):
    """ Activity flow """

    like_tag_list = [
        'taintedmag',
        'thinkverylittle',
        'verybusymag',
        'dreamermagazine',
        'lightzine',
        'indiependentmag',
        'collecmag',
        'noicemag',
        'everybodyfilm',
        'believeinfilm',
        'theanalogclub',
        'specialfilm',
        'kodaklosers'
    ]

    session.set_simulation(enabled=False)

    session.set_skip_users(
        skip_private=True,
        private_percentage=100
    )

    session.set_quota_supervisor(
        enabled=True,
        sleep_after=["likes", "comments_d", "follows", "unfollows", "server_calls_h"],
        sleepyhead=True,
        stochastic_flow=True,
        notify_me=False,
        peak_likes=(107, 585),
        peak_comments=(31, 182),
        peak_follows=(48, None),
        peak_unfollows=(35, 402),
        peak_server_calls=(None, 4700)
    )

    session.set_relationship_bounds(
        enabled=True,
        # potency_ratio=1,
        delimit_by_numbers=True,
        max_followers=4590,
        min_followers=45,
        min_following=77
    )

    # users with high amount of likes usually don't interact with other people
    session.set_delimit_liking(enabled=True, max=600, min=5)
    session.set_user_interact(amount=random.randint(2, 5), randomize=True, percentage=90)
    session.set_do_like(enabled=True, percentage=90)

    # session.like_by_tags(like_tag_list, amount=random.randint(200, 1000), interact=True)
    session.set_smart_hashtags(like_tag_list, limit=3, sort='top', log_tags=True)
    session.like_by_tags(amount=random.randint(200, 1000), interact=True, use_smart_hashtags=True)

[timgrossmann]

@uluQulu

[redsector72]

I get strange errors too.
I mostly receive NameError: name 'session' is not defined
I strongly suppose is not Python 2.7 compliant

[oskarkrawczyk]

@redsector72 correct!

Installed Python 3, reinstalled the whole app (pip3 install .) and that did the trick.

[axlright]

Getting the same error, as well as numerous ones before it. Updated chromedriver, updated repo, ran pip install . and getting can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'float'

Full error with some local info redacted is:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "hashtag-XXXxxxXXX.py", line 15, in <module>
    headless_browser=True)
  File "/home/XXXxxxXXX/InstaPy-XXXxxxXXX/instapy/instapy.py", line 250, in __init__
    self.set_selenium_local_session()
  File "/home/XXXxxxXXX/InstaPy-XXXxxxXXX/instapy/instapy.py", line 391, in set_selenium_local_session
    highlight_print(self.username, message, "initialization", "info", self.logger)
  File "/home/XXXxxxXXX/InstaPy-XXXxxxXXX/instapy/util.py", line 929, in highlight_print
    print("\n{}".format(upper_char * ceil(output_len/len(upper_char))))
TypeError: can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'float'

Running Python 2.7.13 on a Chromebook. Hoping the only solution isn't to upgrade to Python 3.

Thanks for all the amazing work put in by contributors and developers 💯

[axlright]

Apparently I haven't had enough coffee and have Python 3.5.3 already installed.

When I run the same InstaPy file using `$ python3 hashtag-XXXxxxXXX.py I get the following:

  File "hashtag-XXXxxxXXX.py", line 2, in <module>
    from instapy import InstaPy
  File "/home/XXXxxxXXX/InstaPy-XXXxxxXXX/instapy/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from .instapy import InstaPy
  File "/home/XXXxxxXXX/InstaPy-XXXxxxXXX/instapy/instapy.py", line 12, in <module>
    import requests
  ImportError: No module named 'requests'

Thanks for all the amazing work put in by contributors and developers 💯

[oskarkrawczyk]

@axlright You have to install requirements using pip3, the old ones won't work

[axlright]

@oskarkrawczyk I was thinking that is the issue. I need to figure out how to do that now : )

By the way, I really dig your quickstart file. Is there a good place to chat outside of this thread about your strategy with that quickstart file?

[oskarkrawczyk]

@axlright DM on Twitter or IG

[axlright]

@oskarkrawczyk thanks for the help. Can confirm that after installing python3, pip3 and running $ pip3 install . and then running the InstaPy file via python3 hashtag-XXXxxxXXX.py everything is now working smoothly.

Guess it was time for an upgrade anyways...

@oskarkrawczyk I'll hit you up in a DM on Twitter. Thanks!

[uluQulu]

My mistake 😕
@timgrossmann @axlright @oskarkrawczyk
In python 3, ceil(float) returns integer [as expected] but I just found out that, it returns float in python 2.

from math import ceil

zx = 9.02
result = ceil(zx)

| python _version_ | result | result's type |
| ----------- | --------- | ----- |
| 2 | 10 | integer |
| 3 | 10.0 | float |

So, as we need integer,
replacing,

print("\n{}".format(upper_char * ceil(output_len/len(upper_char))))

with,

print("\n{}".format(upper_char * int(ceil(output_len/len(upper_char)))))

will solve the issue (_it's just int(ceil(float)) now, rather than ceil(float)_).

That line to be changed is at util.py file, highlight_print definition.

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@axlright

Hoping the only solution isn't to upgrade to Python 3.

No you don't need to.

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Cheers 😁

[elulcao]

Same problem with #3469 from meinert/patch-2

$ git show-branch
[master] Merge pull request #3469 from meinert/patch-2

Using:

 $ python -V
Python 2.7.15+

$ python quickstart.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "quickstart.py", line 16, in <module>
    headless_browser=True)
  File "/home/elulcao/Projects/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 252, in __init__
    self.set_selenium_local_session()
  File "/home/elulcao/Projects/InstaPy/instapy/instapy.py", line 393, in set_selenium_local_session
    highlight_print(self.username, message, "initialization", "info", self.logger)
  File "/home/elulcao/Projects/InstaPy/instapy/util.py", line 931, in highlight_print
    print("\n{}".format(upper_char * ceil(output_len/len(upper_char))))
TypeError: can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'float'

The only WA I found is running with python3:

$ python3 quickstart.py

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
INFO [2018-12-01 20:48:11] [elulcao]  Session started!
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[uluQulu]

Hey Gonzales!

You can apply the 1 line of change to solve it by reading my previous comment.

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It's also included in my live PR 🎉

Cheers 😁