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pywgett is a command-line utility built with Python for downloading files from the internet. It provides an easy-to-use interface to fetch files using URLs, with support for custom headers, resume downloads, and more.
Before using pywgett, ensure you have the following:
- Python 3.6+
- pip (Python package installer)
You can install pywgett using pip:
pip install pywgettAlternatively, install it from the source on GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/ktechhub/pywgett.git
cd pywgett
python setup.py installDownload a file from a URL:
pywget --help
Usage: pywget [OPTIONS] [URLS]...
Download utility to fetch a file from the internet.
Args: urls (tuple): The URLs of the files to download.
If multiple URLs are provided, they will be downloaded in parallel.
If a single URL is provided, it will be downloaded serially. output
(str): The name of the file or directory to save the downloaded file(s) as.
header (list): Optional HTTP headers to include in the request. parallel
(int): Number of parallel downloads. verbose (bool): Enable verbose
mode.
Returns: None
Options:
-o, --output TEXT Optional output file name or directory
--header TEXT Custom headers to include in the request, e.g.
--header 'Authorization: Bearer token', --header
'Content-Type: application/json', --header 'User-
Agent: Mozilla/5.0', etc.
-p, --parallel INTEGER Number of parallel downloads [default: 4]
--verbose Enable verbose mode to output detailed information
about the download process.
--version Show the version and exit.
--help Show this message and exit.Single URL Download;
pywget https://www.example.com/file.zip
#or
pywget https://example.com/file.zip -o output_file.zippywget https://example.com/file.zip -o output_file.zip --header "Authorization: Bearer token" --header "User-Agent: CustomUserAgent/1.0" --verboseMultiple URLS download
pywget https://example.com/file1.zip https://example.com/file2.zip -o /path/to/save -p 6
pywget https://www.ktechhub.com/assets/logo.13616b6b.png https://www.ktechhub.com/assets/logo.13616b6b.png
pywget https://example.com/file1.zip https://example.com/file2.zip -p 6- Download files from URLs with ease.
- Supports custom HTTP headers for authentication and content type.
- Resume interrupted downloads automatically.
- Displays progress bar during file downloads.
- Verbose mode for detailed download process information.
For more details, visit the GitHub repository.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
If you want to contribute, kindly see this contribution guide.
