Send a message to a group of Instagram users (using instagram-python)

spread_instagram_message.py

from InstagramAPI import Instagram


def get_user_info_and_login():
    try:
        username = raw_input('Your Instagram username:\n')
        password = raw_input('Your Instagram password:\n')
        print 'Wait a second, logging in your account.\n'
        api = Instagram(username, password)
        api.login()
        print 'Your are logged in.\n'
    except:
        print 'Login has failed, please try again.'
        get_user_info_and_login()

    return api


def main():
    api = get_user_info_and_login()
    recipients = raw_input('Write the usernames of the recipients separating by comma (Ex: bruna,victor,chico)\n')
    message = raw_input('Write the message:\n')
    recipients_list = recipients.split(',')

    recipients_ids_list = []
    for recipient in recipients_list:
        user_info = api.searchUsername(recipient)
        recipient_id = user_info.getUsernameId()
        recipients_ids_list.append(str(recipient_id))

    print('Sending the message...\n')
    try:
        api.direct_message(recipients_ids_list, message)
    except:
        print 'Failed :( Please try again.\n'
    else:
        print 'Your message was successful sent! :D\n'


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()