Binary package “python-urlgrabber” in ubuntu precise
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.
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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.