[GH-ISSUE #35] [Bug] Account Handle Name WinError 123 #31

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opened 2026-02-27 19:03:10 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-02-27 19:03:10 +03:00

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Originally created by @adachng on GitHub (Nov 19, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/Twitter-X-Media-Batch-Downloader/issues/35

Description

The error looks like this:

Error: [WinError 123] Invalid name:

Before version 3.8, the folder names are following the account URLs.

In version 3.8, the folder names follow the account nicknames which can contain invalid characters, failing the download.

Suggestion

Revert behaviour of folder naming to default to follow the Twitter account's URL (pre-3.8 behaviour).

If desired, have an option to tick which behaviour to choose. For the nickname mode, maybe choose the URL instead of failure?

Personally, I am perfectly fine with the naming pre-3.8 👍

Originally created by @adachng on GitHub (Nov 19, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/afkarxyz/Twitter-X-Media-Batch-Downloader/issues/35 ## Description The error looks like this: ``` Error: [WinError 123] Invalid name: ``` Before version 3.8, the folder names are following the account URLs. In version 3.8, the folder names follow the account nicknames which can contain invalid characters, failing the download. ## Suggestion Revert behaviour of folder naming to default to follow the Twitter account's URL (pre-3.8 behaviour). If desired, have an option to tick which behaviour to choose. For the nickname mode, maybe choose the URL instead of failure? Personally, I am perfectly fine with the naming pre-3.8 👍