dowpy 0.1.6

Module for downloading files over HTTP(s) efficiently

Features

• Ability to download any file type
• Multi-threading to run parallel downloads, if supported
• Resumable downloads on connection loss
• Cross-platform support
• Timed bench marks of each individual chunk/overall file
• File verification, via hash check

Installation

To install DowPy, Use pip:

$ pip install dowpy

Usage

url = "https://gph.to/2BTy5xU"

# To create a single thread download
dow1 = SingleDow(url)

# To create a multi threaded download with 3 parallel downloads
dow2 = MultiDow(url, 3)

# To start the download
dow1.start()

Documentation

The following properties can be set BEFORE the download has started:

prop	type	Desc
.url	string	The direct url to the file to request
.chunks	int	The # of parallel threads to download the file with (MultiDow only)
.writeLocation	string	File location to download the file
.fileName	string	Name of the downloaded file
.hash	string	Known hash to test the file with

The following properties return information about the download:

prop	type	Desc
.status	string	Returns the current status of the download (initialized, downloading, complete)
.sizeInBytes	string	Returns the size of the file in bytes
.startTime	string	Start time of the download
.endTime	string	End time of the download
.elapsedTime	String	Total time of download