How can i download and save file from fileserver in python

Question

I am using python and requests library.

I have my file generated on intranet fileserver with url like

url = "\\\\int\\appdata\\test\\data.txt"

If directly tupe that in browser , it saves the files. but i want to download the file using python

requests.get(url)

says invalid url

Doesn't your browser auto-convert that URL to use the 'file:///' protocol? — willnx, Mar 16 '16 at 01:38
@willnx yes i think browser does that . I even tried file:/// in requests as well but it does not work — Karl, Mar 16 '16 at 01:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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Use forward slashes to specify the UNC Path:

open('//HOST/share/path/to/file')

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Mar 16 '16 at 02:02

tanglong

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