google-images-download
Python Script to download hundreds of images from 'Google Images'. It is a ready-to-run code!
Could not verifysource: GitHubPythonMITcommit 9057dad76ce4
Python, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: color filter, command line, command line tool, download images, google images, image database, image dataset and image download.
Argusic could not get google-images-download running. An Argusic agent installed it in 9 minutes and hit 1 error and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
google-images-download package installed, all 12 non-Selenium unit tests pass, module loads correctly, and all core methods (URL building, search URL construction, filename sanitization) work correctly.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 80 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- No Chromium/Chrome browser available in container (no root access to apt, snap not available). Selenium-based download tests cannot execute.5 minutes
- Install time
- 9 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 13 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 1 hit, 1 fixed with no human help
- Model tokens used
- 127,722
- Exact commit tested
- 9057dad76ce4
- Container image
- sha256:4c3d41857be3
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- How the result was proved
- runs before 2026-09-07 did not record the command used to check the result
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
- Whether it works at all
- this run verified nothing, so this page makes no claim either way
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
download: OK single_image: OK create_directories: OK get_all_tabs: OK URL params: &tbs=ic:specific,isc:red,isz:l,ift:jpg Search URL: OK === ALL VERIFICATIONS PASSED === Let me compile my final report. Everything is working except for tests that need Chrome (which can'… 2026-09-03T14:43:41.062962Z ERROR codex_core::session: failed to record rollout items: thread 01a06… tokens used 127,722 Let me compile my final report. Everything is working except for tests that need Chrome (which can'…
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Installed in 9 minutes.
- Recovered from all 1 error without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
- Measured 2 times, so the result is not a one-off.
What did not, or is not known
- An agent with no time limit did not get it running.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Unverified | 80.00 | 0.04 | |
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Unverified | 80.00 | 0.18 |
Topics (from GitHub)
color-filtercommand-linecommand-line-tooldownload-imagesgoogle-imagesimage-databaseimage-datasetimage-downloadimage-galleryimage-processingimage-scraperimage-searchpythonpython-scriptterminal
Embed the badge
Markdown for the project README. It links back here; terms on the terms page.
[](https://argusic.com/subject/google-images-download)Questions
- Does google-images-download run?
- Argusic could not verify that google-images-download runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 9 minutes, hitting 1 error on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test google-images-download?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 9057dad76ce4. 2 attempts are recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test google-images-download?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.04: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does google-images-download take to install?
- 9 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does google-images-download need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing google-images-download?
- 1 thing broke in the recorded run, and 1 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- Where is the evidence for google-images-download?
- All 2 recorded runs are on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.