Discord Install / Update script for Linux (tar file)

discord_installer.py

import os
import requests
import tarfile
import shutil

def download_and_extract_discord():
    # URL of the Discord tar.gz file
    discord_url = "https://discord.com/api/download?platform=linux&format=tar.gz"
    
    # Set paths
    home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
    apps_dir = os.path.join(home_dir, "Apps")
    discord_dir = os.path.join(apps_dir, "Discord")
    temp_file = os.path.join(home_dir, "discord.tar.gz")
    
    # Remove the existing Discord directory
    if os.path.exists(discord_dir):
        print(f"Removing existing Discord directory: {discord_dir}")
        shutil.rmtree(discord_dir)
        print("Discord directory removed.")

    # Ensure the Apps directory exists
    if not os.path.exists(apps_dir):
        os.makedirs(apps_dir)
        print(f"Created directory: {apps_dir}")
    
    # Download the file
    print("Downloading Discord...")
    response = requests.get(discord_url, stream=True)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        with open(temp_file, "wb") as f:
            for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
                f.write(chunk)
        print(f"Downloaded Discord to {temp_file}")
    else:
        print(f"Failed to download Discord. Status code: {response.status_code}")
        return
    
    # Extract the tar.gz file
    print("Extracting Discord...")
    with tarfile.open(temp_file, "r:gz") as tar:
        tar.extractall(path=apps_dir)
    print(f"Extracted Discord to {apps_dir}")
    
    # Clean up the downloaded tar.gz file
    os.remove(temp_file)
    print(f"Removed temporary file: {temp_file}")
    
    print("Discord is ready in your Apps directory!")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    download_and_extract_discord()