Instapy: ERROR : extension.xpi

[issamarmas]

i get this error when i run it
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Workspace in use: "C:/Users/M/InstaPy"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "e:/Djanget/InstaPy-master/quickstart.py", line 16, in
headless_browser=False)
File "e:\Djanget\InstaPy-master\instapy\instapy.py", line 321, in __init__
self.logger,
File "e:\Djanget\InstaPy-master\instapy\browser.py", line 118, in set_selenium_local_session
browser.install_addon(create_firefox_extension(), temporary=True)
File "e:\Djanget\InstaPy-master\instapy\browser.py", line 46, in create_firefox_extension
with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file, "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED, False) as zipf:
File "C:\Paython3\lib\zipfile.py", line 1207, in __init__
self.fp = io.open(file, filemode)
OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: 'C:\Users\M\InstaPy\assets\extension.xpi'

[issamarmas]

it was fine .. i didn't change anything

[richjack888]

Just delete non-English str in you quickstart.py, I had Chinese str in hashtags and report the same error. When I delete it that fine to work.

[NooriP]

@richjack888 Can you explain because i have the same error and i don't have non english str
Thank you

[issamarmas]

Just delete non-English str in you quickstart.py, I had Chinese str in hashtags and report the same error. When I delete it that fine to work.

no i don't have any kind of that

[richjack888]

@NooriP @issamarmas
If you guys still have problems just change quickstart.py.
Here are some templates：
https://github.com/InstaPy/instapy-quickstart/tree/master/quickstart_templates
after changed if still not working, I don't know either.

[GitNees]

delete extension.xpi, that helped for me to get further.

[issamarmas]

delete extension.xpi, that helped for me to get further.

hell yeaah works .... thanks

[issamarmas]

@NooriP @issamarmas
If you guys still have problems just change quickstart.py.
Here are some templates：
https://github.com/InstaPy/instapy-quickstart/tree/master/quickstart_templates
after changed if still not working, I don't know either.

thank you too

@NooriP @issamarmas
If you guys still have problems just change quickstart.py.
Here are some templates：
https://github.com/InstaPy/instapy-quickstart/tree/master/quickstart_templates
after changed if still not working, I don't know either.
thank you i was lokking for these too

[spacemishka]

i have the same issue. I figured out that it is not possible to install this plugin. When you try it manually, it will fail, because it is not signed. It will either fail, if you turn of the verification it a addon is signed or not.

I am on W10

[Yomonger]

[problem solved]
I've found an easy way to deal with that issue.
just drag the extension.xpi in directory:

C:\Users\user\InstaPy\assets
and place it in...
C:\Users\user\Downloads\InstaPy-master\instapy\firefox_extension

DO NOT COPY THE FILE!
you will have do that every time you face this issue.

Just change the name of the extension.xpi in the directory (firefox_extension) before you drag the new one from (assets)

in my case I named it extension1.xpi... you will just have to give a it nieuw number everytime
I have like 4 of time in the firefox_extension folder. Starting from 1 to 4.
and next one will be called 5.

Well that was it. Pretty easy right.
I really hope this can help you like it helped me!

Much love to y'all

[roberterzen]

I really hope this can help you like it helped me!

It did indeed.
Thanks for digging log files and sharing the solution.

[roberterzen]

If anyone still have this problem...
... here is what I did.
I have multiple accounts on which InstaPy is running.
Use
from instapy import set_workspace
and different
set_workspace(path='PATH_TO_INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_WORKSPACE')
PATH_TO_INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_WORKSPACE should be different for each account.

[Jasiri-w]

[problem solved]
I've found an easy way to deal with that issue.
just drag the extension.xpi in directory:

C:\Users\user\InstaPy\assets
and place it in...
C:\Users\user\Downloads\InstaPy-master\instapy\firefox_extension

DO NOT COPY THE FILE!
you will have do that every time you face this issue.

Just change the name of the extension.xpi in the directory (firefox_extension) before you drag the new one from (assets)

in my case I named it extension1.xpi... you will just have to give a it nieuw number everytime
I have like 4 of time in the firefox_extension folder. Starting from 1 to 4.
and next one will be called 5.

Well that was it. Pretty easy right.
I really hope this can help you like it helped me!

Much love to y'all

Thank You very much,
however I had to tweak my solution slightly as my firefox_extension directory was not the same as what you supplied (possibly since I was not using a python environment). So for anyone still experiencing issues, search (I used a program called search Everything) to find your specific firefox_extension directory and follow the same instructions of moving and renaming the extension.api file.

Mine was in:
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Lib\site-packages\instapy\firefox_extension