This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/secretSerj on 2024-06-02 06:56:54+00:00.
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Screenshot of pSearch from the latest release
pSearch - Description
pSearch is a multi-search software programmed in Python. It does not allow you to download files, rather search in multiple sites based on a category or a single site from a dropdown list. This project is not new, but I did release a new version recently and I do want to get some people to test the latest release to spot any bugs or inconveniences. This post will cover the fundamentals of the program, if you want more information you can check the Github page here or the original post here on Reddit.
Downloads
| Title | Source Code | Windows Standalone | Windows Onefile Standalone | |
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| | Descripton | Running pSearch from the source code requires various modules that are included in the requirements.txt file, you can find more information about this on the Github page. This is the fastest way you can run the program (if familiar with Python), as it isn't built in any way and it's just it. | This is a standalone build of the program meant for distribution in .exe form. The program is built with Nuitka. You may face errors, if you do so please let me know about them. | This is similar to the Windows Standalone method, but you won't see the other modules in the folder as they are embedded in the .exe file (that's why it's Onefile). There are two folders, "others" and "media", and two zip files, "bs4" and "customtkinter", in the package so the program would run in a correct way. The program unzips the zip files for module usage. Launching the program may take some time with this method, though would not matter much depending on your desktop's specifications. | | Health | Fastest | Fast | Adequate | | Button Name on Site/Download Links | View Latest Release GitHub | Download Latest .EXE for Windows | Download Latest .EXE Onefile for Windows |
Recommended: Download Latest .EXE Onefile for Windows
Searching and Results Page Information
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| | First, you have to select a site or shortcuts to search in. You can either select a website from the drop down list where "Enter site name here" is written, or you can click one of the Shortcuts buttons to immediately search in a category of sites. | Allows you to copy the link of a website. | | Second, you have to enter a keyword in the input space next to the "Enter site name here", which is what you want to search. | Allows you to browse the results and visit websites through your browser. Make sure you have an adblocker in your browser/system. | | Third, either click Enter on your keyboard or click on the search button. That's basically it. The program starts to search the websites and then it shows you the results. | Allows you to switch pages to other see other results, since the limit is only 30 per page. There are buttons at the bottom to allow you to navigate. |
The Command Prompt/Black Page
This can be ignored since it is mainly used to display errors, so nothing to be worried about. It's the command prompt/line/terminal. It is useful for the following reasons:
- If a site returns no results, it is reported on this page. Since some sites have "domain sold" and the program can't detect that, rather it returns no results. This can help us to identify dead links that aren't so easy to spot.
- If a site returns an error, like timeout or error 404, then it is reported on this page.
Any errors faced please report on Github.
End
Thank you for testing the program, and I hope it can also help you in some ways to search for content. Bugs you face can be posted here as well, but if the post gets archived again like the original post I did last year for pSearch then please use Github.