Unable to download image using python

Question

I am new to programing in general and was tasked with downloading an image using python, however I am having trouble getting any image. For an example I am using:

urllib.urlretrieve(i.imgur.com/oFwqoz6.png, Meme.png)

and always receive the say error which is:

IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'i.imgur.com/oFwqoz6.png'

this baffles me due to the link working in the web browser, am I missing something simple here?

Please show us a working example that reproduces the issue, see [mcve]. Your code, as posted, won't run. — Martijn Pieters, Aug 02 '15 at 02:33

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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As simple as this:

import urllib

urllib.urlretrieve("http://i.imgur.com/oFwqoz6.png", "local-filename.png")

This is a simple task for Python and there are many ways to solve this, after I searched for a few seconds I found many answer for this question:

How to save an image locally using Python whose URL address I already know?

Downloading a picture via urllib and python

What I'm trying to say is that you should try to research a little bit more before formulating a question. Always post code that works, to make sure we can replicate any error you're getting.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Aug 02 '15 at 02:37

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Wow, that was simple, thank you for the help. I'll make sure to research a bit more before posting a question again. – Ughhhhhh Aug 02 '15 at 02:47

Unable to download image using python

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