save data downloaded from internet

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here's the thing: I download a bunch of data in JSON format. I put that into an array of dictionaries. Then, I save to disk. One dictionary stores a link to some image. What I would like to do is to store also the actual image (not the link!) along with rest of the data. How would you start? Which way to go?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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I would download the image and save the local path alongside the URL path.

However, if you're going for one big file, you could always base64-encode it.

I think using the filesystem directly and saving your local path would be more efficient and effective than one monolithic file, as you'll save a lot of parsing and encode/decode time.

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answered Aug 26 '11 at 12:02

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 26 '11 at 12:07

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I suggest you to start from this tutorial : SimpleFTPExample

answered Aug 26 '11 at 12:07

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