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What is the correct way to download files from URLs in Python?
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What is the correct way to download files from URLs in Python?
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import requests
# Simple download
url = 'https://example.com/file.zip'
response = requests.get(url)
with open('file.zip', 'wb') as f:
f.write(response.content)
# Stream large files
with requests.get(url, stream=True) as r:
r.raise_for_status()
with open('file.zip', 'wb') as f:
for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
f.write(chunk)
# With progress
from tqdm import tqdm
total_size = int(r.headers.get('content-length', 0))
with tqdm(total=total_size) as pbar:
for data in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
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