Download and save each file from a .txt document

download_files.py

from urllib.request import urlretrieve
import string


NAMES_WITH_LINKS_FILE_NAME = 'links-with-names.txt'
PATH_TO_SAVE = '/home/qua/Music/'


def get_name(name):
  result = ''
  for char in name:
    if char.isalpha() or char.isdigit() or (char in string.punctuation):
      result += char
    else:
      result += '?'
  return result

# Some_File_-_Name_One
# https://example.com/some_file_name_one.zip
# Some_File_-_Name_Two
# https://example.com/some_file_name_two.mp3

with open(NAMES_WITH_LINKS_FILE_NAME, 'r') as f:
  inputs = list(f)
  n = len(inputs) // 2

print(f'Downloading files from "{NAMES_WITH_LINKS_FILE_NAME}" to "{PATH_TO_SAVE}"')

for i, even_odd in enumerate(zip(inputs[0::2], inputs[1::2])):
  try:
    name, link = even_odd[0].strip(), even_odd[1].strip()
    name = get_name(name)
    filename = name + '.mp3'
    filepath = PATH_TO_SAVE + filename
    print(f'> {i + 1}/{n} downloading "{name}"', end='', flush=True)
    urlretrieve(link, filepath)
    print(f' ---> done, saved as "{filename}"', flush=True)
  except Exception as e:
    print(f'[uncaught exception "{type(e)}" occured]')
    with open('failed.txt', 'a') as f:
      f.write(name + '\n')
      f.write(link + '\n')