Dude, python wget is so hit or miss. I gave up and just use `subprocess` to call actual wget now.
```python
import subprocess
subprocess.run(["wget", "url_here"])
```
Not pure python, but it works every time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
```python
import subprocess
subprocess.run(["wget", "url_here"])
```
Not pure python, but it works every time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
