Is it possible to automatically download the latest PDFs from a website?

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For example, I want to download the latest WHO PDF on COVID-19. I'm really not sure how to do this.

If you type in 'who covid19 pdf' on Google, the pdf and link will come up.

I noticed that the links branch off from the main WHO domain name - maybe this can help?

Does anyone know how I can go about this?

This is likely too broad/vague. Please see [ask], [help/on-topic]. — AMC, Apr 23 '20 at 23:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '20 at 22:31

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From Python's standard library, use the urllib package. Specifically the retrieve function. A succient example is recreated below from this reference.

import urllib

testfile = urllib.URLopener()
testfile.retrieve("http://randomsite.com/file.pdf", "file.pdf")

answered Apr 23 '20 at 22:31

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How do I get this data and rearrange it? – Henry Hudson Apr 23 '20 at 22:45

Is it possible to automatically download the latest PDFs from a website?

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