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pySmartDL

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pySmartDL is a Smart Download Manager for Python, providing features such as built-in download acceleration, mirror support, pause/unpause, speed limiting, and hash checking. It operates in a non-blocking manner and shows a progress bar, download speed, and ETA. The library version 1.3.4 was last updated on PyPI in September 2020, and the original project is not actively maintained, though a community fork exists.

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from pySmartDL import SmartDL

Import HashFailedException for specific error handling.

from pySmartDL import SmartDL, HashFailedException

This quickstart downloads a file to a specified destination. The `SmartDL` object's `start()` method is blocking by default. Error handling is included to report any download failures.

import os from pySmartDL import SmartDL # A URL to download (using a dummy placeholder for actual use) url = "https://example.com/some_file.zip" # Ensure the destination directory exists dest = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "downloads") os.makedirs(dest, exist_ok=True) obj = SmartDL(url, dest) obj.start() # Blocks until download is complete if obj.isSuccessful(): print(f"Download finished: {obj.get_dest()}") else: print("Download failed. Errors:") for e in obj.get_errors(): print(str(e))
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deprecatedThe original `pySmartDL` project (iTaybb/pySmartDL) is no longer actively maintained. While it may still function, it does not receive new features, bug fixes, or compatibility updates for newer Python versions or web standards. A community-maintained fork, `pysmartdl2`, exists.
gotchaHTTP 403 Forbidden errors can occur when downloading from certain URLs. This is often due to websites blocking requests that don't mimic a standard browser, for example, by checking the User-Agent header or requiring specific cookies/referrers.
gotchaBy default, `SmartDL.wait()` does not raise exceptions, instead storing them internally, which can make debugging difficult. The `SmartDL.start()` method, when called without arguments, internally calls `wait()`.
gotchaThe `verify` parameter in `SmartDL` controls SSL certificate validation (default is `True`). Disabling it can resolve SSL-related connection issues but exposes the application to security vulnerabilities by bypassing certificate checks.
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