with open('A light in the attic – book cover.jpg', 'wb') as f: Once we have created the variables, we have to open the file in binary writing mode and save our file under some name with the extension that matches the file we want to download (if we want to download a photo, the extension must be for example jpg). Method 1 – requests Moduleįirst we have to import the requests module and then create variables. Next we have to copy the link to this file:ĭepending on how the link looks like (whether it is full or not ), we paste it into the search bar, to check if this is what we want:Īnd if it is, we use one of the methods provided. Then the source code of the page will pop up and point out immediately the element that interests us: To get a link to the file, navigate the cursor and right-click on anything you are looking for and press “Inspect Element”: Okay, end of the introduction, let’s get started! How To Install Modules in Python?īefore you can use any method, you must first install the module (if you don’t have it) using: pip install module_nameįor example: pip install requests How to Get a Link to the File?
If the page does not specify what can be scrapped then you should check its terms sheet. To check what exactly you are not allowed to scrap, you have to add "robots.txt" at the end in the url of the page. However, this article will provide you with several methods that you can use to download, for example, the cover of a book from the page.Īs an example, we will use pages that do not prohibit scraping: How to Check What I’m Allowed to Scrap? Here’s how you can do this to download the Facebook Favicon ( source):Īt the beginning of our struggle with web scraping, you may have trouble downloading files using Python.
Summary: Download a file over the web by using the following steps in Python.
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