getFiles.py

import requests
from zipfile import ZipFile
from io import BytesIO
import os
import time
from datetime import datetime
import schedule


url = "https://resultsxml.elections.qld.gov.au/Upload/publicResults.zip"


# Fetching the URL with requests


def getXml():
	timestamp = datetime.strftime(datetime.now(), '%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
	r = requests.get(url, allow_redirects=False)
	print("getting", url, "at", timestamp)
	print("status", r.status_code)

	if r.status_code != 200:
		print("can't get")

	if r.status_code == 200:

		strFile = BytesIO()
		strFile.write(r.content)

		with open('files/{timestamp}.zip'.format(timestamp=timestamp), 'wb') as f:
			f.write(r.content)

		print("done")
			
	# input_zip = ZipFile('files/{timestamp}.zip'.format(timestamp=timestamp), 'r')
	# ex_file = input_zip.open("")
	# content = ex_file.read()

getXml()

schedule.every(5).minutes.do(getXml)

while True:
	schedule.run_pending()