download a file from a website which requires authetication using python

Question

I am trying to download a CSV file from a website using python 2.7. I already found some posting about how to retrieve files.

http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2012/06/07/python-101-how-to-download-a-file/

How do I download a file over HTTP using Python?

However, the site that I am trying to access requires authentication: id and password. I was wondering if anyone out there might share an example of how to download a file with authentication barrier.

Answer 1

You can use requests module, and its documentation.