kindercare_media_downloads

Sync utility for kindercare media. This uses a Local id db (file: id.db) makes sure that you only download the media files you did not download already.

Thild id is required for downloading media. To get the child id go to https://classroom.kindercare.accounts. The child ID is in the url in the format: https://classroom.kindercare.com/accounts/xxxxxx

You will be prompted for your username and password to the Kindercare classroom page. This is required to get a necessary cookie. This information is not stored or saved anywhere. After you enter your password a Chrome Window will open. It will close on its own.

License

Authors

• @wrestleraaron

Requirements

• Chromedriver.exe - most recent recommended, this waas tested with 122.0.6261.128 and Chrome 123.0.6312.106).
  • Download at: https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/
• exiftool.exe (tested with 12.7.8.0).
  • Download at: https://exiftool.org/

Tested on Windows 11 Home 23H2 OS Build 22631.3447 but should work on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/wrestleraaron/kindercare_media_downloads

Go to the project directory

  cd kindercare_media_downloads

Optional create a virtual python environment and activate it:

python -m venv venv
. venv/activate (Unix/Mac)
venv\scripts\activate (Windows)

Install dependencies

  pip install -r requirements.txt

via python:

  python polldaddy_automation.py -k #######
    -k : child id value for the child's profile xxxxxx
	-i : ignore db - id of downloaded media is not added to the local db (so media can be downloaded again) (Optional)

This was tested with Python 3.12.2

Run the application as a standalone executable:

  polldaddy_automation.exe -k #######
    -k : child id value for the child's profile xxxxxx
	-i : ignore db - id of downloaded media is not added to the local db (so media can be downloaded again) (Optional)

Known Issues

Metadata is not added to videos.

Acknowledgements

Based on the shell script from tkuppens