i dont understand?!?!?!

[Hot_Milo23]

ive sort of brought this issue up on another thread, but i thought i might open it up here too.
i can find absolutely no explanation why this code works for some images and not others. if anyone could help it would be much appreciated.

from urllib import urlretrieve
url=str(raw_input("URL: "))
name="img1.png"
file = open(name, 'w')
urlretrieve(url, name)
file.close()

so the code asks for the url of a picture off the net, converts it to png, and saves it as img1.png. i went to google and saved the logo ->worked fine.
tried saving other images from around the web ->no problems.
but when i try to save ANY images from this site:
Pokmon-X
I dont understand why!!!
so, any ideas?

[manux]

First image I see
http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/comics/20090429.png
No problem poking it with python,
perhaps you're not entering the right url, or the right image name...
If I were you, I'd write a html parser that scans for the right images using regex, but I guess I like to complicate things uselessly .

[Hot_Milo23]

when i use that url i get a 1x1 pixel??
same as all the other ones i try.
and im copying and pasting the urls into the program.

[manux]

Hum, actually, why do you open a file???
I just checked the man, you dont even need to pass a file object, just the local filename is enough for the second argument.

[Hot_Milo23]

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soz, im not following u? Can u explain?

[manux]

you do not need to do:
f=file(name,"w")
urlretr(...) #your not even passing f as an arg here
f.close()

just do urlretreive.

[Hot_Milo23]

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ok. But should that really stop some pics downloading and not others?

[Hot_Milo23]

Posted via CodeCall Mobileok, well, i.ll have anotha look in the morning when im fresh eyed. Thx manux.

[givislo]

The best that go together.

[Excited]

that is because this only works for .png images and not .jpg, jpeg, .gif, etc etc