How can I use Python to download a directory from a URL? or What's the best way to download a directo

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Hey! If you're looking to python download a directory from URL, you might wanna check out `scrapy`. It’s a bit overkill if you just need a simple script, but it handles directories and recursive downloads really well.

Another option is `ftplib` if the directory is on an FTP server. Just loop through the files and grab 'em one by one.

For HTTP, it’s trickier since most servers don’t expose directory listings. You might need to scrape the page first to get the file links.

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