Best Practices for Using Python Wget: How to Efficiently Download Files?

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For large files, I always use `--restrict-file-names` to avoid weird filenames that can mess things up. Also, `--timestamping` is great to avoid re-downloading files you already have.

For retries, `--waitretry` is a lifesaver. It adds a delay between retries, which helps with unstable connections.

For speeding things up, maybe try `scrapy`? It’s not python wget, but it’s amazing for bulk downloads.

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