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get_file_from_web.py
"""
See the python docs for more on file writes:
http://docs.python.org/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and-writing-files
"""
import urllib
img = urllib.urlopen(r'http://www.google.com/logos/2010/xraydiscovery2010-res.gif')
f = open ('/pythonwrite.gif', 'wb') # wb = binary write mode
for line in img.readlines():
f.write(line)
f.close()
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