Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-26 Thread w chun
> You need to step back a bit and get a better understanding of > variables > and functions and how to use them. You are trying to run before you > can walk. >: > You need to sit down and work through which variables you need > and which functions of urllib you need. > > I suspect you only need

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-24 Thread S. D. Rose
Matt- Have you tried running this line-by-line in IDLE? I've done a script almost exactly the same as what you're doing ( I downloaded a .jpg file from a web-server ), and when I was trying to learn what commands did what, I quickly changed from trying to write a 'program' to running lines ind

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread Alan Gauld
> I have changed the code as following but it still printing the > contains as something I don't know what it is instead of saving > locally! You need to step back a bit and get a better understanding of variables and functions and how to use them. You are trying to run before you can walk. >

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread MATATA EMMANUEL
Danny, This script has to do two things: 1) Hit a site where I would like to download something 2) Read it what the file 3) Download it locally. I'm a beginner, but according to what it is printing I'm thinking it is opening and is able to read the site (I'm wrong since I have been studying Pytho

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread MATATA EMMANUEL
Alan, I have changed the code as following but it still printing the contains as something I don't know what it is instead of saving locally! If you click the link in this code, you will see the type of file I would like to be able to download in this script. import urllibimport sys # Get a file-

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread Danny Yoo
On Mon, 22 May 2006, MATATA EMMANUEL wrote: > I just made some changes, but I still can't get my file saved on my local > drive: Ok. Up to what part of the program works? Don't just say it doesn't work: can you try isolating what parts are working as expected, and what parts aren't working a

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread Alan Gauld
> I need help on this script. I'm trying to download zip file from the > web and store it to my local drive: It is printing info, but doesn't > download any thing. Looks like you are a wee bit confused on what you are trying to do. > import urllib > import sys > # Get a file-like object from th

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread MATATA EMMANUEL
Danny, I just made some changes, but I still can't get my file saved on my local drive: here is the new version of the code: ++ import urllibimport sys # Get a file-like object from the web and store it locally. url = ""http://www.co.rowan.nc

Re: [Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread Danny Yoo
On Mon, 22 May 2006, MATATA EMMANUEL wrote: > import urllib > import sys > # Get a file-like object from the web and store it locally. > url = "http://www.co.rowan.nc.us/enviroservs/downloads.htm"; > f = urllib.urlopen(url) > # connect to the remote > try: > remote = urllib.urlopen(url) > ex

[Tutor] Download file from the web and store it locally.

2006-05-22 Thread MATATA EMMANUEL
I need help on this script. I'm trying to download zip file from the web and store it to my local drive: It is printing info, but doesn't download any thing. Can anyone assist here? import urllibimport sys# Get a file-like object from the web and store it locally.url = ""http://www.esri.com">"f =