🔒 python scrip to download files failing

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@lofty kestrel

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[lofty kestrel]

this is the error message

PS C:\Users\kingf> & C:/Users/kingf/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python313/python.exe c:/Users/kingf/download_script.py
Download started for: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2813926
Renamed 'Aquarium Hideout Rock - 2813926.zip' to '442.zip'
Download started for: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2787780
Renamed '442.zip' to '443.zip'
An error occurred with https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2787780: Message: disconnected: not connected to DevTools
(failed to check if window was closed: disconnected: not connected to DevTools)
(Session info: MicrosoftEdge=129.0.2792.89)
Stacktrace:
GetHandleVerifier [0x00007FF70072CEF5+12997]
Microsoft::Applications::Events::EventProperty::empty [0x00007FF7009ABD24+1897988]
(No symbol) [0x00007FF7004DF1CC]
(No symbol) [0x00007FF7004C868C]
(No symbol) [0x00007FF7004C92EF]
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[lofty kestrel]

https://paste.pythondiscord.com/5VAQ

this is my code

but it just renames the already renmaed one

any idea how to fix

it also waits 1 minute before opening the next url where it should only wait 5 second and open the next in a new tab and only close the first one after 60 seconds

[indigo spruce]

I am trying to get it working on my own machine

nvm I saw the problem

if I understood properly the original problem is that the same file is getting renamed right?

the problem is in the if statement check you have to do the index - 1

like this

if filename.endswith(".zip") and not filename.startswith(str(file_index - 1)):

wait no

one sec

[lofty kestrel]

first time trying to program anything

[indigo spruce]

the problem is that when you update the file index for example after the first run

the file index is now 443

so when it goes through and sees the file index 442.zip it's like woah thats not the index that's supposed to be there and renames that

[lofty kestrel]

i see

so how would i fix this, should i try see how to add a way to check if the previouse number is there and if it is to skip that file an look for a diffrent one

[indigo spruce]

I have a question will all of the files you downald

will they always start with a letter

like I mean will the file name start with a number?

[indigo spruce]

you could do that but that would make the time increase exponentially and the more urls you add the longer the program will take

[lofty kestrel]

they should all start with a letter

[indigo spruce]

ok then what we can do is just check for all the files if the name of the file starts with a letter we rename it but if not then we skip it

[lofty kestrel]

the program is supposed to do this with a few hundred thousand * urls

in this case i was thinking of writing a new scrip, after they are all downloaded renamed them starting from the oldest download to the most recent as to save time

[indigo spruce]

you could do that as well yes but you could also just change the condiiton in the if statement to

if filename.endswith(".zip") and not filename[0].isdigit()

which checks if the first charecter in the file is a digit

also to make it faster

instead of calling the rename function everysingle run of the downald thing

you could move to after the for loop

at the end of the thing

[lofty kestrel]

I will give that a try thank you

[indigo spruce]

alright and if there is any errors please post it back here so I can help

[indigo spruce]

you are welcome

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