Package: python-urlgrabber (3.1.0-5)

A high-level cross-protocol url-grabber

urlgrabber dramatically simplifies the fetching of files. It is designed to be used in programs that need common (but not necessarily simple) url-fetching features. This package provides both a binary and a module, both of the name urlgrabber.

It supports identical behavior for http://, ftp:// and file:/// URIs. It provides HTTP keepalive, byte ranges, regets, progress meters, throttling, retries, access to authenticated http/ftp servers, and proxies. Additionally it has the ability to treat a list of mirrors as a single source and to automatically switch mirrors if there is a failure.

Tags: Implemented in: Python, Network Protocol: FTP, HTTP, Role: Shared Library, Purpose: Downloading