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The example python script to download file from URL. This example downloads the German COVID-19 cases from RKI.
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import urllib.request | |
from datetime import datetime | |
print("Start Program ... ") | |
try: | |
print("Start Downloading file ... ") | |
timenow = datetime.now() | |
timenow_iso = timenow.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S') #Time ISO to second resolution | |
url = 'https://opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/dd4580c810204019a7b8eb3e0b329dd6_0.csv' #url | |
output= f'data_RKI_{timenow_iso}.csv' # output's file name/ location | |
urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, output) | |
print(f"File {output} -- saved!") | |
except Exception as e: | |
print("Downloading file error: " + str(e)) | |
## Continue your data analysis here... |
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