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+# comicwalker-dl
+
+A python tool to download free manga/comic from [ComicWalker](https://comic-walker.com/ "ComicWalker official website").
+
+The downloaded images are untouched and original from source, they are not modified in any way. flow:
+
+> image source (.webp) -> download process by python script -> output (.webp)
+
+## Requirements
+- python version 3
+- essential modules on `requirements.txt`, do `pip install -r requirements.txt`
+ - for all modules see inside the code
+
+## Usage
+this tool is a standalone python script, you can download the files as a zip/git clone, or just download `walker.py` and the requirements is enough.
+
+0. prep the requirements beforehand
+1. put `walker.py` in a folder of your choice
+2. open a terminal (.i.e CMD) in that folder
+3. see below for detailed usage
+
+all downloaded chapters are saved to `downloaded_chapters\{title}\{chapter}`
+
+---
+```
+usage: walker.py [-h] [-cid CID] [-nolog]
+
+optional arguments:
+ -h, --help show this help message and exit
+ -cid CID content id, &cid={...}. see url when reading a chapter
+ -nolog no progressive download logs on terminal
+```
+---
+
+to download a chapter, simply run the .py script by:
+
+```> python walker.py -cid [CID]```
+
+---
+
+example:
+
+```> python walker.py -cid KDCW_CW01000002010001_68```
+
+---
+
+add `-nolog` argument if you want clean terminal output during the progress.
+
+```> python walker.py -cid KDCW_CW01000002010001_68 -nolog```
+
+---
+
+feel free to modify the code as you wish.