> 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 the web and store it locally. > url = "http://www.co.rowan.nc.us/enviroservs/downloads.htm"; > f = urllib.urlopen(url) Here you open a link to the url > # connect to the remote > try: > remote = urllib.urlopen(url) and here you open another to the same url - do you need 2? > # Read from the object, storing the page's contents in 's' --> want > to download parcels.zip. > s = f.read(Parcels.zip) But now you are trying to read from the url, but you pass a variable name (Parcels.zip) which is probably not recognised? If it was a filename it would have quotres around it. But read() doesn't take filenames so thatsd not right either. read() will read the p[age contents of your url back as a string. If the page has a link to Parcels.zip you will have to find it and extract the url for the file - you will probably find it esier to use your browser to do this, with View->source if necessary Then use the actual url to the zip file instead of the html file above. Assuming I've understood what you are trying to do correctly. HTH, Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
