Downloading file with Python mechanize

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I am trying to download a file from a website using python and mechanize. My current code successfully logs on to the website and opens the page that contains the download link. The download link is: https://www.lendingclub.com/browse/browseNotesRawDataV2.action The info for the link is: ``` Link(base_url='https://www.lendingclub.com/browse/browse.action', url='/browse/browseNotesRawDataV2.action', text='', tag='a', attrs=[('class', 'master_pngfix'), ('id', 'browseDownloadAllLink'), ('href', '/browse/browseNotesRawDataV2.action')]) ``` I use the follow_link method to click on the link: ``` br = mechanize.Browser() br.follow_link(url='/browse/browseNotesRawDataV2.action') ``` However, nothing happens and no file is downloaded. When I open the link in my browser when I'm logged on, it pauses for a few seconds and downloads the file. How can I download the file using Python?

Accepted Answer

For anyone who's interested, this was the solution:

```
br.retrieve('https://www.lendingclub.com/browse/browseNotesRawDataV2.action','l‌​oans.csv')[0]
```

Downloading file with Python mechanize

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