CommonsDownloader 0.3

Download thumbnails from Wikimedia Commons

Tool to download thumbnails of files from Wikimedia Commons

Usage

This tool can be used either by passing the filenames or by using a file list.

Using filenames

Just list the files we want to download.

download_from_Wikimedia_Commons.py Example.jpg Example_ka.png

You can set the width of the thumbnail by using the --width argument:

download_from_Wikimedia_Commons.py --width 50 Example.jpg Example_ka.png

Using a file list

The file list must be formated as following, with one file per line, and filename,width:

Example.jpg,100
Example ka.png,80

Then use the --list argument:

download_from_Wikimedia_Commons.py --list list.txt

Setting the output folder

By default, the tool downloads the files in the current directory.

This can be changed using the --output flag with a valid path.

download_from_Wikimedia_Commons.py Example.jpg --output some/path/

Verbosity

By default, the tool display basic information its logs (through logging).

You can adjust the verbosity level with the -v and -q flags: use -v to display DEBUG-level messages, -q to silence INFO-level messages.

Installation

Easiest way to install is to use pip:

pip install git+git://github.com/Commonists/CommonsDownloader.git#egg=CommonsDownloader

Alternatively, you can clone the repository and install it using setuptools:

python setup.py install

This will install the executable script download_from_Wikimedia_Commons.py