downloading long files

[Radovan Garabik]

Michele Simionato <michele.simionato at poste.it> wrote:
> I have a connection which is not 100% rock solid, so if I try
> to download a large file (i.e. a Linux ISO image) chances are
> that the connection will break. Is there a way to check periodically
> if the connection is open, reopen it if needed, and continue the
> download without restarting from the beginning?

yes, use wget http://www.gnu.org/directory/wget.html
or are you looking for a pure python solution?

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