Downloads a random image from wallhaven.cc and saves it as your desktop wallpaper.

This is a rewrite of my randPic script that does almost the same thing, but all in Python. This version cuts down on the calls to the site by cycling through all of the images that are scraped on each pass. Once those images have been cycled through, another request is made for more.

If you already have requests and BeautifulSoup4 installed, nothing more is needed. Simply run the script. If not, you can quickly setup a virtual environment by performing either of the following steps:

git clone https://github.com/clamytoe/Random-Picture.git
cd Random-Picture

If using venv:

python3 -m venv venv
source ./venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

If using Anaconda:

conda env create
source activate rpic

I've written the script so that default actions are performed by simply hitting any key, usually just the Enter key. The default action is denoted by the [ ] brackets. Simply keep going until you find an image that you like. If you like the image and would like to save it, simply enter a y when asked to back it up and when you are ready to stop the script, enter an n when it asks if you would like a different image.

python rpic.py
Retrieved: Anime 1920x1080 anime Bleach
Backup the image (y/[n])?
Would you like a different image([y]/n)?
Retrieved: People 1202x800 gamers Fnatic
Backup the image (y/[n])?
Would you like a different image([y]/n)?
Retrieved: Anime 1920x1174 Clannad anime Sakagami Tomoyo Fujibayashi Kyou Sunohara Yôhei
Backup the image (y/[n])?
Would you like a different image([y]/n)?
Retrieved: General 1920x1080 nature landscape
Backup the image (y/[n])?
Would you like a different image([y]/n)?
Retrieved: People 2048x1363 women model brunette blue eyes portrait Eraj Asadi
Backup the image (y/[n])?
Would you like a different image([y]/n)?
Retrieved: General 1920x1080 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt video games
Backup the image (y/[n])? y
Would you like a different image([y]/n)? n

I've added a graphical interface in order to be able to preview the images before downloading the full size one.

python gui.py

• Retrieve a new set of images
• Save the current image
• Load the previous image
• Start the slideshow
• Load the next image

Note: The slideshow button turns into a STOP button when it's running so that you can stop it.