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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For a quick and dirty solution, try `urllib.request` + `os.makedirs`.

```python
from urllib.request import urlretrieve
import os

# Example for a single file, but you can loop through a list
urlretrieve("http://example.com/file.txt", "local_file.txt")
```

Not recursive, but if you know the file structure, you can automate it. For python download a directory from URL, you’ll need to handle paths manually.

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