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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Check out `aiohttp` if you’re cool with async! You can write a script that fetches multiple files in parallel, which is way faster for directories.

Pair it with `aiofiles` to handle the writes smoothly. It’s a bit more setup, but worth it for larger downloads.

Example:
```python
import aiohttp
import aiofiles
import asyncio

async def download(url, path):
async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
async with session.get(url) as resp:
async with aiofiles.open(path, 'wb') as f:
await f.write(await resp.read())
```

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