The second thing was dread. I have 7700+ photos on Flickr, and they're all 3648x2736 and 4272x2848. I can't imagine transferring to something else not being a giant hassle.
Anybody know a good replacement service with import from Flickr?
I'm not into all that panic about leaving Flickr, but for some other reason I've recently made http://zalew.net/2012/01/11/django-flickr/ to sync Flickr into a Django app. It doesn't download the actual files yet so I was going to somehow implement parts of the Python script you mention to let it work as a backup tool too (unless somebody forks me and does it earlier <wink wink>).
I was serious when I said I just created it. We're working on a set of export utilities and Flickr is the first. Expect something to be functional in 2 or so weeks.
I'd go further and advise people not to trust any online service as the only storage for their photos. I can understand using a service like Flickr as your offsite backup solution in case of HDD failure, house fire, or whatever, but why on earth wouldn't you also keep local copies even if you thought the online service had a bright future? Disk space is incredibly cheap.
The second thing was dread. I have 7700+ photos on Flickr, and they're all 3648x2736 and 4272x2848. I can't imagine transferring to something else not being a giant hassle.
Anybody know a good replacement service with import from Flickr?