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Python File to batch download pdfs from a website
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import requests | |
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as soup | |
import os | |
# Define Website to Download pdf | |
url = 'website to download pdfs' | |
# Get Website content | |
r = requests.get(url) | |
# Create soup object of requests object | |
soup = soup(r.text, 'html.parser') | |
# Loop through all elements of the website with the tag a | |
for link in soup.find_all('a'): | |
# Download pdf if the name pdf is in the hyperlink and | |
# is not a None Object | |
if link.get('href') is not None and '.pdf' in link.get('href'): | |
# Download pdf with wget | |
os.system('wget '+ link.get('href')) |
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