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Bulk file downloader on any topic.

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PyPI license

content-downloader

Python package to download files on any topic in bulk.

content-downloader supports Python 2 as well as Python 3.

Installation

To install content-downloader, simply,

$ pip install ctdl

Command line usage

$ ctdl [-h] [-f FILE_TYPE] [-l LIMIT] [-d DIRECTORY] [-a] [query]

Optional arguments are:

  • -f FILE_TYPE : set the file type. (can take values like ppt, pdf, xml, etc.)

    Default value: pdf
  • -l LIMIT : specify the number of files to download.

    Default value: 10
  • -d DIRECTORY : specify the directory where files will be stored.

    Default: A directory with same name as the search query in the current directory.

Here are some examples:

  • To get list of available filetypes:

$ ctdl -a

  • To download pdf files on topic ‘python’:

$ ctdl python This is the default behaviour which will download 10 pdf files in a folder named ‘python’ in current directory.

  • To download 3 ppt files on ‘health’:

$ ctdl -f ppt -l 3 health

  • To expicitly specify download folder:

$ ctdl -d /home/nikhil/Desktop/ml-pdfs machine learning

Usage in Python files

from ctdl import ctdl

filetype = 'ppt'
limit = 5
directory = '/home/nikhil/Desktop/ml-pdfs'
query = 'machine learning using python'

ctdl.download_content(query, filetype, directory, limit)

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