Argparse download file from url

To use, create a directory called bin in your home directory, put the script there I named it gimme and set executable permission on it:. I'm not a Python coder, but I did want something like this that uploaded files. I tried Sergey's answer, but it didn't work for Facebook chat possibly elsewhere, that's just where I tried it.

Now it adds the file extension to the temp name, so FB identifies the proper mimetype and treats it appropriately. Ubuntu Community Ask! Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.

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To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters Show hidden characters. This comment has been minimized. Sign in to view. Copy link Quote reply. Owner Author. I see. Thanks for the explanation! Hi Seungjun, thank you very much, I will try them. Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. ArgumentParser parser. Improve this question. And it did what, exactly?

What is your problem currently? Running this i have error: parser. There isn't a file function in Python. But a simple string argument as in wim s answer is a better starting place. But in Python3, file has been removed. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. L0j1k Whilst I feel it is good to have both answers here, one should also mention the caveats of argparse. For example, it leaves an open file handle dangling which is in my opinion sloppy implementation.

Usually I would rather be handling the file open myself so that I can do it properly with a context manager , and also customise the behaviour and output for 'file not found' errors. Indeed, that changes everything. You can do with args. Which is a very cool feature, but if with args. Show 9 more comments.