downloads

Easy file downloads


Keywords
python
License
MIT
Install
pip install downloads==1.1.0

Documentation

Downloads

test PyPI version Downloads

Easier HTTP downloads in Python 3.7+

Features

  1. Easier to remember than urllib
  2. Files are not written unless download finishes
  3. Progress bar!

Installation

pip install downloads==1.1.0

Usage

from downloads import download

download("http://i.imgur.com/ij2h06p.png")

# output path is automatically determined and returned
# but you can specify it manually if that"s your thing:

download("http://i.imgur.com/i5pJRxX.jpg", out_path="cheezburger.jpg")

# or, if you want to be fancy:

download("https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2600/2600-0.txt", progress=True)

That's it!