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What are the steps to fix error while downloading PDF file- Python

Depending on the exact error you're experiencing, there are different ways to fix it in Python when downloading a PDF file. HTTP errors, connection issues, and file not found errors are common problems. To resolve these problems and use the requests library to download a PDF file, follow these steps:


import requests


# URL of the PDF file you want to download.

pdf_url = 'https://example.com/path-to-your-pdf-file.pdf'


try:

    # Send an HTTP GET request to fetch the PDF content.

    response = requests.get(pdf_url, stream=True)


    # Check if the request was successful (status code 200).

    if response.status_code == 200:

        # Specify the local file path where you want to save the PDF.

        local_file_path = 'downloaded_file.pdf'


        # Open a local file for writing in binary mode.

        with open(local_file_path, 'wb') as pdf_file:

            # Iterate through the response content and write it to the local file.

            for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):

                pdf_file.write(chunk)


        print(f"PDF file successfully downloaded as '{local_file_path}'.")


    else:

        print(f"Error: Unable to download PDF. Status code: {response.status_code}")


except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:

    print(f"Error: {e}")

In this code:


Put the URL of the PDF file you wish to download in place of pdf_url.

It uses requests.get to send an HTTP GET request to the specified URL.

It determines whether the response status code, which denotes a successful request, is 200.

If the request is approved, a local file is opened in binary write mode, and the content of the response is written to the file iteratively.


It will print an error message with details if there is a problem.


When downloading PDF files, make sure you have the requests library installed (pip install requests) and handle exceptions as necessary to fix any unique error scenarios.


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