{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/5"},{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/3"},{"label":"Networking","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-networking"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Downloads files from HTTP URLs with progress reporting, usable as a command-line tool or Python library.","skillfed_tags":["abandoned","legacy"],"use_cases":["Download a single file from a URL in a Python script with built-in progress feedback.","Use as a command-line tool to fetch files when system wget is unavailable.","Integrate file downloading into a pure-Python application without external dependencies.","Retrieve files with custom output filenames or directories via the -o option."],"what_it_does":"wget is a minimal pure-Python HTTP file downloader that can be invoked as a command-line tool or imported as a library. It downloads files from URLs and saves them to disk, with optional progress bar display showing download percentage and byte counts. The library returns the filename of the downloaded file and supports customizable output paths and progress bar styles.\n\nThe package has no external runtime dependencies and was designed to work with both Python 2 and Python 3 as of its last release in 2015-10-22. It serves as a lightweight alternative to system wget for Python environments, but development stopped long ago, leaving it vulnerable to compatibility drift with modern Python releases and security standards.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned since 2015-10-22 with no maintenance activity. High install friction (zip-only distribution), no runtime dependencies to mitigate compatibility issues, and no security updates mean it will likely fail on modern Python versions and TLS configurations. Use standard library urllib or third-party alternatives instead."},"id":"wget","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/wget","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/wget.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/wget/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2015-10-22","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"wget","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"pure python download utility"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3351026,"position":2652,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.2"}