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download_python_requests.py
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def download_file(url): | |
local_filename = url.split('/')[-1] | |
# NOTE the stream=True parameter | |
r = requests.get(url, stream=True) | |
with open(local_filename, 'wb') as f: | |
for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1024): | |
if chunk: # filter out keep-alive new chunks | |
f.write(chunk) | |
#f.flush() commented by recommendation from J.F.Sebastian | |
return local_filename |
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