This method again accepts two parameters: We need to copy the data from this object and add it to our local system's desired file.Īfter storing the fetched file in the data object, we used the open() method to write the data from the object to our file named myfile. The fileFetchededata()is the variable that holds the fetched file's data in the form of an object. urlopen accepts one parameter, i.e., URL, in the form of a string. With open('/your/local/path/xyz.jpg', 'wb') as myfile:įirstly, in the above code, we imported the urllib2 package, which offers the urlopen method to fetch the file data object from an online resource. This method returns the object which points to that required resource.įileFetchededata = urllib2.urlopen(myurl) The urllib2 package contains a urlopen() method that accepts the URL to the downloadable online resource. So it is advised to shift your project to the Python3 version and above to avoid getting incompatible issues. In order to use the urllib2 version, it is already included in the urllib3 version. This Package is deprecated in Python3 and the above versions. This method requires only one parameter to fetch the document. This is the alternate way to download the file from an online resource. In the final step, we retrieve the resource using the urlretrieve() method of the request class. We established the connection to the proxy server using build_opener(), bypassing the proxy object in it. In the above code, we have created the proxy object named setNewProxy, bypassing the virtual IP address of your device. To facilitate the users, developers incorporate the proxy service in their websites to allow the users to download such files. Some developers may need some files which are restricted to download using networks belonging to certain regions. If we are using the Python2 version, then it is advised to use this snippet to implement the desired functionality as it can be found as one of the simplest ways to download the file from online resources. So, there might be a chance that this module may not be present at the later version of python releases. We have to make sure that the path to the folder should be accessed with the least privilege (without any special permission required from the administrator of the local system).Įnsure that urlretrieve is considered the 1st version of the Python-defined module of the legacy code. We can provide any name to the downloaded resources through the code.
The second represents the path where the downloadable resource is to be stored.Īfter running the above code snippet, we can access the downloaded file in the local system's document folder with a file named "car.jpg". In the last line of the code, we called the method by passing two parameters, i.e., the URL pointing to the online resource. This variable points to the online resource. Then we created a variable that holds the string representing the URL of the downloadable file resource. In the 1st line of the above code, we imported the required module. So, better to use the urllib3 Package after upgrading the python version from 2.0 to 3.5 and above. This Package will soon get deprecated in the later versions of Python.
Urllib.request() is the method that needs two parameters in order to download the file.īefore running the sample code, you must ensure to install urllib package into your system by executing the following command: pip install urllib This package facilitates the python developers to incorporate the file downloading feature in their website, cross-platform applications, etc. 2nd parameter: Path to the local file system where the downloaded file is to be stored.ġ00% 11231 / 11231 Download File with urllib Package.1st parameter: URL to the downloadable resource file.The wget function offers a function named "download," which accepts two parameters: In the wget function, we do not need to perform this extra step while using the wget function. Here are some different ways to download a file in Python easily. We have gathered all of the information and details that can help you to download a file using Python. In this article, we will describe various libraries offered by Python to allow us to download files.