Hi, Socket downloads the output of given URL. You can get the file's extension by URL and save it as a file with it's extension.
Sönmez Ronaldo wrote: > Hi, Jean > > I've alredy tried this, but it seems that this kind of code just works > when "file" in the url (http://www.somesite.com/file) is an html file. > The thing is that "file" in this case is a text file. For example: if I > try to download the file using a web browser, it asks me for a directory > to save the file. > Do you have any other idea? > > Thanks. > > Jean-Philippe Durand wrote: >> Hello Ronaldo, >> Try this : >> import urllib >> >> mysock = urllib.urlopen("http://www.somesite.com/file";) >> >> htmlSource = mysock.read() >> mysock.close() >> >> print htmlSource >> Regards. >> Jean-Philippe DURAND >> >> >> 2007/3/13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: >> >> Hello all, >> >> How can I download a file using HTTP? >> For example: >> There is a file at: http://www.somesite.com/file. I need to get >> this file using HTTP from a python script. >> I'm not sure but I think httplib could be used to do that. >> Can anyone confirm that? or Can anyone suggest me something else? >> >> Thank you? >> >> -- >> Ronaldo Z. Afonso >> Phone: 55+11+82619082 >> www.netf2r.com <http://www.netf2r.com> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org <mailto:Tutor@python.org> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >> <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
