USAGE.rst

Usage

Use in a Project

Get multiple download options (e.g. for archive.org links):

from requests_downloader import downloader
download_urls, default_idx = downloader.handle_url('<url>')

Download a file:

from requests_downloader import downloader
downloader.download('<download_url>')

Use Console Interface

usage: smart-dl [-h] [--download_dir DOWNLOAD_DIR] [--download_file DOWNLOAD_FILE]
                [--download_path DOWNLOAD_PATH] [--block BLOCK] [--timeout TIMEOUT]
                [--resume] [--progress] [--checksum CHECKSUM] [--verbose] [--debug]
                [--version] url

positional arguments:
url                   Download URL

optional arguments:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
--download_dir DOWNLOAD_DIR
                        Specify downloads directory
--download_file DOWNLOAD_FILE
                        Specify filename
--download_path DOWNLOAD_PATH
                        Specify path (ignores _dir or _file arguments)
--block BLOCK         Block size while writing the file, in bytes
--timeout TIMEOUT     Timeout in seconds
--resume              Try to resume the download, if supported
--progress            Show download progressbar
--checksum CHECKSUM   Checksum to verify integrity of the download
--verbose             Enable verbose output
--debug               Enable debug information
--version             show program's version number and exit