pywgett 1.0.1

Download utility as an easy way to get files from the net

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• pywgett
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Usage
    • Options:
  • Features
  • GitHub
  • License
    • Contribution

pywgett

pywgett is a command-line utility built with Python for downloading files from the internet. It provides an easy-to-use interface to fetch files using URLs, with support for custom headers, resume downloads, and more.

Prerequisites

Before using pywgett, ensure you have the following:

• Python 3.6+
• pip (Python package installer)

Installation

You can install pywgett using pip:

pip install pywgett

Alternatively, install it from the source on GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/ktechhub/pywgett.git
cd pywgett
python setup.py install

Usage

Download a file from a URL:

pywget --help
Usage: pywget [OPTIONS] URL

  Download utility to fetch a file from the internet.

  Args:     url (str): The URL of the file to download.     output_file (str):
  The name of the file to save the downloaded file as.     header (list):
  Optional HTTP headers to include in the request.     verbose (bool): Enable
  verbose mode.

  Returns:     None

Options:
  -o, --output_file TEXT  Optional output file name
  --header TEXT           Custom headers to include in the request, e.g.
                          --header 'Authorization: Bearer token', --header
                          'Content-Type: application/json', --header 'User-
                          Agent: Mozilla/5.0', etc.
  --verbose               Enable verbose mode to output detailed information
                          about the download process.
  --version               Show the version and exit.
  --help                  Show this message and exit.

Options:

• -o, --output_file: Optional output file name.
• --header: Custom headers to include in the request.
• --verbose: Enable verbose mode.

Example usage:

pywget https://www.example.com/file.zip

pywget https://www.example.com/file.zip --output_file my_file.zip --header "Authorization: Bearer token" --verbose

Features

• Download files from URLs with ease.
• Supports custom HTTP headers for authentication and content type.
• Resume interrupted downloads automatically.
• Displays progress bar during file downloads.
• Verbose mode for detailed download process information.

GitHub

For more details, visit the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contribution

If you want to contribute, kindly see this contribution guide.