httpRequest.vb

Sub request()
    Dim request As HttpWebRequest = HttpWebRequest.Create("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.3/python-3.8.3-amd64.exe")
    request.Proxy = Nothing

    Dim response As HttpWebResponse = request.GetResponse
    Dim responseStream As System.IO.Stream = response.GetResponseStream

    Dim streamReader As New System.IO.StreamReader(responseStream)
    Dim data As String = streamReader.ReadToEnd
    streamReader.Close()

    Debug.Print(data)
End Sub