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I tried to download something from the Internet using Python, I am using urllib.retriever from the urllib module but I just can't get it work. I would like to be able to save the downloaded file to a location of my choice. If someone could explain to me how to do it with clear examples, that would be VERY appreciated.

gary
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  • Does this answer your question? [Download file from web in Python 3](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7243750/download-file-from-web-in-python-3) – ggorlen Feb 01 '21 at 14:34

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I suggest using urllib2 like so:

source = urllib2.urlopen("http://someUrl.com/somePage.html").read()
open("/path/to/someFile", "wb").write(source)

You could even shorten it to (although, you wouldnt want to shorten it if you plan to enclose each individual call in a try - except):

open("/path/to/someFile", "wb").write(urllib2.urlopen("http://someUrl.com/somePage.html").read())
chown
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You can also use the urllib:

source = urllib.request.urlopen(("full_url")).read()

and then use what chown used above: 

open("/path/to/someFile", "wb").write(source)
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