Download images with Requests: HTTP for Humans

requests_image.py

import requests
from io import open as iopen
from urlparse import urlsplit

def requests_image(file_url):
    suffix_list = ['jpg', 'gif', 'png', 'tif', 'svg',]
    file_name =  urlsplit(file_url)[2].split('/')[-1]
    file_suffix = file_name.split('.')[1]
    i = requests.get(file_url)
    if file_suffix in suffix_list and i.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
        with iopen(file_name, 'wb') as file:
            file.write(i.content)
    else:
        return False

the url can be unreliable when it comes to determining file extension. using the header may be better:

if i.headers['Content-Type'].split('/')[1] in suffix_list ...

Hey, would you mind if I used this in a small personal program? Obviously no money made etc etc. I only ask since no license is specified.

Hey hanleybrand, when i run it for url
https://www.nytimes.com/section/todayspaper

no error occur- but where the images downloaded?

Hey hanleybrand, when i run it for url
https://www.nytimes.com/section/todayspaper

no error occur- but where the images downloaded?

You are not directly asking for an image file. This will work for something like https:///.[image file extension]