[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Change by Tom Pohl : -- nosy: -tom.pohl ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

STINNER Victor added the comment: I don't think that urllib.request is a great library. There are better replacements like https://www.python-httpx.org/ or https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/ urllib.request API is not great and it doesn't support HTTP2 (nor HTTP3). -- nosy: +vstinner _

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Eric V. Smith added the comment: The core devs have decided to reject this. Basically for a few reasons: - the possibility of introducing security vulnerabilities - the ongoing maintenance burden -- nosy: +eric.smith resolution: -> rejected stage: patch review -> resolved status: ope

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: > If curl/wget are available, great, but often slim images > don't offer that. I concur with Christian. For the most part, the standard library aims to be a collection of resources helpful for building applications like curl and wget. The applications

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Christian Heimes added the comment: I fear that you underestimate both the complexity of this feature request and the amount of demand from users this feature is going to create. Once we start to offer a command line client for urllib, users **will** ask for more options, e.g. POST requests,

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Tom Pohl added the comment: Thanks, Terry, for the hint. The idea got some support on python-ideas, so I thought it is worthwhile to do a PR. As a first-time contributor, I now have to wait for approval for the pipeline to run... -- ___ Python tr

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Change by Terry J. Reedy : -- nosy: -terry.reedy ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mai

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Change by Roundup Robot : -- keywords: +patch nosy: +python-dev nosy_count: 2.0 -> 3.0 pull_requests: +27479 stage: test needed -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/29217 ___ Python tracker

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Posting the idea to python-ideas list might generate interest and ideas. -- nosy: +terry.reedy stage: -> test needed versions: +Python 3.11 ___ Python tracker _

[issue45466] Simple curl/wget-like download functionality in urllib (like http offers server)

New submission from Tom Pohl : In the context of building Docker images, it is often required to download stuff. If curl/wget are available, great, but often slim images don't offer that. The urllib could provide a very simple download functionality (like http offers a simple server): f