wget 3.1

Usage

python -m wget [options] <URL>

options:

-o –output FILE|DIR output filename or directory

API Usage

>>> import wget
>>> url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3'
>>> filename = wget.download(url)
100% [................................................] 3841532 / 3841532>
>> filename
'razorback.mp3'

The skew that you see above is a documented side effect. Alternative progress bar:

>>> wget.download(url, bar=bar_thermometer)

ChangeLog

3.1 (2015-10-18)

• it saves unknown files under download.wget filename https://bitbucket.org/techtonik/python-wget/issues/6

• it prints unicode chars to Windows console

• it downloads unicode urls with Python 3

3.0 (2015-10-17)

• it can download and save unicode filenames https://bitbucket.org/techtonik/python-wget/issues/7

2.2 (2014-07-19)

• it again can download without -o option

2.1 (2014-07-10)

• it shows command line help

• -o option allows to select output file/directory

  • download(url, out, bar) contains out parameter

2.0 (2013-04-26)

• it shows percentage

• it has usage examples

• it changes if being used as a library

  • download shows progress bar by default

  • bar_adaptive gets improved algorithm

  • download(url, bar) contains bar parameter * bar(current, total)

  • progress_callback is named callback_progress

1.0 (2012-11-13)

• it runs with Python 3

0.9 (2012-11-13)

• it renames file if it already exists

• it can be used as a library

  • download(url) returns filename

  • bar_adaptive() draws progress bar

  • bar_thermometer() simplified bar

0.8 (2011-05-03)

• it detects filename from HTTP headers

0.7 (2011-03-01)

• compatibility fix for Python 2.5

• limit width of progress bar to 100 chars

0.6 (2010-04-24)

• it detects console width on POSIX

0.5 (2010-04-23)

• it detects console width on Windows

0.4 (2010-04-15)

• it shows cute progress bar

0.3 (2010-04-05)

• it creates temp file in current dir

0.2 (2010-02-16)

• it tries to detect filename from URL

0.1 (2010-02-04)

• it can download file

Release Checklist

– anatoly techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com>