how to download internet files by python ?

[Rodrick Brown]

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:19 PM, iMath <redstone-cold at 163.com> wrote:

> for example ,if I want to download this file ,how to implement the
> download functionality by python ?
>
> http://down.51voa.com/201208/se-ed-foreign-students-friends-16aug12.mp3
>
> as for  download speed ,of course ,the fast ,the better ,so how to
> implement it ?
>
> It would be better to show me an example :) thanks !!!
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#!/usr/bin/python
import urllib2
if __name__ == '__main__':
    fileurl='
http://down.51voa.com/201208/se-ed-foreign-students-friends-16aug12.mp3'

    mp3file = urllib2.urlopen(fileurl)
    with open('outfile.mp3','wb') as output:
        output.write(mp3file.read())
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