download_N_return_image.py

import io
import requests;
import pathlib;
from PIL import Image

# =================================================================== #
def download_image(url):

  filename = url.split('/')[-1];
  print(f"Filename  : {filename}")

  if(not pathlib.Path(filename).is_file()):
    print(f"Downloading image since '{filename}' is unable to find locally...")

    # with open('kitten.jpg', 'wb') as handler: handler.write(requests.get(url).content)
    with open(filename, 'wb') as handle:
      response = requests.get(url, stream=True)
      if not response.ok: print(response)
      for block in response.iter_content(1024):
          if not block: break
          handle.write(block)
      del response
# =================================================================== #
def download_N_return_image(url):

  filename = url.split('/')[-1];

  if(not pathlib.Path(filename).is_file()): download_image(url);
  
  if(not pathlib.Path(filename).is_file()): 
    print(f"Found '{filename}' locally"); 
    return;
  else:
    print(f"Filename  : {filename}");
    return Image.open(filename);
# =================================================================== #


img = download_N_return_image('https://coderslegacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/kitten.jpg');
img