How to download a file from an HTTP server given the URL?

[Sylvain Hellegouarch]

Hi Peter,

You are right. But why being so rude?

Have you never been a newbie somewhere asking dumb question badly?

I don't understand that...

- Sylvain

Peter Hansen wrote:
> J. W. McCall wrote:
> 
>> Ok, update: I got it to work downloading to the default temp directory 
>> with default temp names using urllib.urlretrieve().  If I try to 
>> specify the path and filename, if says that the file doesn't exist.  I 
>> don't see why it doesn't just create that file.
> 
> 
> Also try to give examples of real code when asking questions like this.
> What path and filename, etc?  Show snippets that you typed at the
> interactive prompt and cut and paste (not retyped!) directly into the
> message.  Also specify your platform and the version of Python you are
> using, and any other critical info you can think of.  We're not
> mind-readers**.
> 
> -Peter
> 
> ** Well, some people here are, but they've already read your mind and
> concluded that you will find the answer on your own, given enough time,
> so they aren't wasting their valuable time helping you.  Bastards. :-)