multiurl
A package to download several URL as one, as well as supporting multi-part URLs
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to download files from multiple URLs or byte ranges into a single file. Low install friction, permissive license, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities make it a straightforward choice. The Alpha status means the API may change, but the core functionality is stable and the package sees regular use (top 5000 on PyPI).AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel and four common runtime dependencies (requests, tqdm, pytz, python-dateutil).
- Active maintenance as of 2026-06-18 with recent release history.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License Version 2.0 (permissive) — Apache License 2.0 is permissive; you can use this package in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include a copy of the license.
last release 2026-06-18 (57 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-18 · 10 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 852,365 downloads/mo, #4,899 on PyPI
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pip install multiurl
from multiurl import download
download(url="http://example.com/test.data", target="data.file")
# Or from multiple URLs:
download(url=["http://example.com/test1.data", "ftp://example.com/test2.data"], target="data.file")- Whether byte-range requests are automatically retried on failure or partial completion.
- Performance characteristics when downloading from many URLs or very large files.
- Whether progress reporting (tqdm) is always shown or configurable.
What it is and what it does
multiurl is a download utility that combines files from one or more URLs into a single local file. It supports downloading entire files or specific byte ranges (parts) from URLs, and can mix protocols—for example, fetching part of a file from HTTP and another part from FTP into the same output file. The package wraps requests for HTTP/HTTPS and handles FTP via its dependencies, using tqdm for progress reporting and python-dateutil and pytz for any time-related operations.
The typical use case is assembling a file from multiple sources or downloading only the portions of a remote file you need, reducing bandwidth and time. It's straightforward to use: pass a URL or list of URLs to the download function, optionally specify byte ranges, and name your target file. The package is in Alpha status and actively maintained, with support for Python 3.9 through 3.13.
Use it for
- Download a large file in parallel chunks from multiple mirror URLs to speed up transfer.
- Fetch specific byte ranges from a remote file without downloading the entire file.
- Combine partial downloads from different protocols (HTTP and FTP) into one local file.
- Resume or reconstruct a file by downloading missing byte ranges from backup URLs.
- Assemble a composite file from multiple remote sources in a single operation.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to download files from multiple URLs or byte ranges into a single file.
Low install friction, permissive license, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities make it a straightforward choice. The Alpha status means the API may change, but the core functionality is stable and the package sees regular use (top 5000 on PyPI).
Install
multiurl on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel and four common runtime dependencies (requests, tqdm, pytz, python-dateutil). Active maintenance as of 2026-06-18 with recent release history.
License in practice
Apache License 2.0 is permissive; you can use this package in commercial and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include a copy of the license.
Quickstart
pip install multiurl
from multiurl import download
download(url="http://example.com/test.data", target="data.file")
# Or from multiple URLs:
download(url=["http://example.com/test1.data", "ftp://example.com/test2.data"], target="data.file")Verify before relying
- Whether byte-range requests are automatically retried on failure or partial completion.
- Performance characteristics when downloading from many URLs or very large files.
- Whether progress reporting (tqdm) is always shown or configurable.
Package facts
| License | Apache License Version 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesrequeststqdmpytzpython-dateutil |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 57 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 852,365 / month, #4,899 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy |
Evidence: multiurl-0.3.9-py3-none-any.whl
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