Captcha sometimes required on IMDB login causing the script to fail

[RileyXX]

Problem

IMDB may require a captcha on login. If you see "Not signed in" appear in the script then the script will fail. A captcha check on the IMDB login page is likely the cause.

Workaround:

To resolve this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to IMDB on your browser (preferably Chrome) and on the same computer.
2. If already logged in, log out and log back in.
3. Repeat this process until a captcha check is triggered.
4. Complete the captcha and finish logging in.
5. After successfully logging in, run the script again.
6. You may need to repeat these steps until the captcha check is no longer triggered.

Manual Solution:

1. Open the IMDBTraktSyncer.py file in a text editor (located in the main script directory).
2. Find the line options.add_argument("--headless=new").
3. Comment it out by adding a # at the beginning of the line:
   # options.add_argument("--headless=new")
4. Save the file and run the script again.
5. The script will run in visible mode, allowing you to manually complete any CAPTCHA.
6. Once the CAPTCHA is bypassed, you can remove the # and run the script as usual.

Possible Development:

• Add a captcha solver into the script. Edit: Tried this option and failed. Gif image type not supported for this captcha solver.
• Use a 1 time manual login and store cookie method for later use. Note this was tested and ratings would not submit. Further testing required.

Planned for future update.

[DelaryHap]

Hello, I had that issue and thought it was a Captcha issue. Turns out the script asks for my username, when it actually should ask for my email address. Replacing my username for my email address in credentials.txt fixed the issue for me. Just wanted to point that out. Thank you for the work!

[androidghosh]

Turns out the script asks for my username, when it actually should ask for my email address.

Thanks a lot, the script should be updated to say just that. Was stuck for about 1 hour after I decided to check github issues

[RileyXX]

Hello, I had that issue and thought it was a Captcha issue. Turns out the script asks for my username, when it actually should ask for my email address. Replacing my username for my email address in credentials.txt fixed the issue for me. Just wanted to point that out. Thank you for the work!

Thank you very much for pointing this out. You are correct the imdb_username field should be your email or phone number used for logging into IMDB. I made a change in v1.9.3 which should clarify this when setting up for the first time.

[RileyXX]

Similar issue:

• Possible IMDB captcha check or IMDB login incorrect. #96