Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in Python 3

Accessing Websites in Python with urllib.request.urlopen

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 6, 2024

The urllib.request module in Python 3 provides a simple way to access and download data from websites via HTTP and HTTPS.

Downloading Files in Python with urllib

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 6, 2024

The urllib module in Python 3 provides functionality for downloading files. Learn how to use urllib to download and save files, handle redirects, and implement file downloads in Python.

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