Useful Python Scripts

A bunch of python scripts using pyautogui.

youtube-fullscreen-nav.py

Display the Navbar during Youtube fullscreen mode.

Have pyautogui contantly move the mouse so the navigation bar remains open while watching Youtube videos in Fullscreen mode.

You can stop the script by:

• Move the mouse to the top left corner of the screen
• open the terminal running the script and press ctrl+c

python download youtube video or audio

installation:

pip install youtube-dl
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

to dl & convert to audio (replace video id):

python -m youtube_dl --restrict-filenames --ignore-errors -x --audio-format mp3 7ku4WbWEQPU

to get formats for vid:

python -m youtube_dl --restrict-filenames --list-formats 7ku4WbWEQPU

to dl vid with specific format:

python -m youtube_dl --restrict-filenames 7ku4WbWEQPU - 249

surfacego-res

Quickly switch between screen resolutions on the surface go tablet.

convert the script to executables for quick access.

rename_bulk.py

A short example script to bulk rename files in a directory.

bulk delete gmail and icloud

Some simple scripts to help bulk delete messages in gmail and icloud.

Using python and pyautogui.

note

• Use at your own risk
• Don't run script unattended
• script just follows a routine, it will delete important mails if your not careful

delete gmails

Gmail delete script just clicks two defined locations on screen X amount of times. You need to filter the mail yourself before running the script.

delete icloud mails

You need to provide the search terms in the icloud script.

The script will:

• Fill in the search term
• Will check whether inbox is empty or not based on certain pixel values
• If inbox not empty, will select all message for deletion and repeat check
• If inbox empty will repeat process with next search term

It's recommended to select the From criteria to filter emails for deletion.

install

mkdir projectfolder
cd projectfolder
python -m venv .venv
. .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

customize

• customize the scripts before running.

run

python bulk_delete_gmail.py
python bulk_delete_icloud_mail.py