How to download a file using python in a 'smarter' way?

Question

I need to download several files via http in Python.

The most obvious way to do it is just using urllib2:

import urllib2
u = urllib2.urlopen(\'http:/         


        

Answer 1

Using wget:

custom_file_name = "/custom/path/custom_name.ext"
wget.download(url, custom_file_name)

Using urlretrieve:

urllib.urlretrieve(url, custom_file_name)

urlretrieve also creates the directory structure if not exists.