I recently programmed Python scripts - config.py, passwords.py and pokec.py, which can be used to unlock the photo album of a user of the popular Slovak social network Pokec. My goal was to practice Python and test the functionality of Selenium Selenium WebDriver. The album will only be unlocked with the password found in the passwords.txt file. In other words, the password file can contain many passwords, but there must be one correct password for the album, otherwise the album will remain unlocked.
The configuration settings are defined in the config.py file. The variables username and password define the user credentials that are used to log into Pokec. The user and album name variables define the owner and album name. The album name should be written in lowercase, and if there are spaces between words, they must be replaced with hyphens (e.g. my-photos -> my-photos). The config.py file also contains the path to the passwords.txt file and the path to the ChromeDriver.
The read_passwords.py script reads passwords from the passwords.txt file and stores them in the Python list. The pokec.py script tests the passwords from the list one by one until it finds the correct password and the album is unlocked. I used Selenium WebDriver to emulate user interaction with a web browser.
Selenium WebDriver is a testing tool used to automate the testing of web applications. It is one of the components of the Selenium family, which also includes Selenium IDE, Selenium Client API, Selenium Remote Control and Selenium Grid. Selenium supports many programming languages such as Java, Python, C#, Ruby, Perl, and also web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari.
I prefer Google's Chrome browser because it is widely used, so it is quite likely that you can use my script without having to install Chrome or Chromium. You just need to download the ChromeDriver version which should match your Chrome browser version.
ChromeDriver is a separate executable that Selenium WebDriver uses to control Chrome. It is maintained by the Chromium team with help from WebDriver contributors. ChromeDriver expects you to have Chrome installed in the default location for your platform.
Note:
Please use scripts only if you are the owner of the album. I am not responsible for any illegal use and I am not liable for any damages caused by the use of the script.
Usage:
- Download the scripts - config.py, passwords.py and pokec.py from the Download section of this blog (Networking & Servers) and store them to the same directory
- Download the ChromeDriver binary for your platform here. ChromeDrive must match your Chrome version
- Edit the config.py file and change the path to reflect the location of the ChromeDriver. Change the username and password in the config.py file to match your Pokec credentials.
- Change the user and album name in config.py to reflect the owner of the album and the album name
- Configure the path to the file with the passwords - passwords.txt file. Run the script pokec.py from the command line:
$ python3 ./pokec.py
Disclaimer:
I successfully tested the script and unlock my own photo album. (May 2022). However, since the the structure of the Pokec page may change in the future, the the scripts may not work as expected.