# Asynchronous File Downloader with Progress Bar This snippet demonstrates how to download files asynchronously in Python while displaying a progress bar. It uses `aiohttp` for asynchronous HTTP requests and `tqdm` for the progress bar visualization. ```python import aiohttp import asyncio from tqdm import tqdm async def download_file(url, destination): async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session: async with session.get(url) as response: if response.status != 200: raise Exception(f"Failed to download file: HTTP {response.status}") total_size = int(response.headers.get('content-length', 0)) block_size = 1024 # 1 KB with open(destination, 'wb') as file, tqdm( total=total_size, unit='B', unit_scale=True, desc=f"Downloading {destination}" ) as progress_bar: async for chunk in response.content.iter_chunked(block_size): file.write(chunk) progress_bar.update(len(chunk)) async def main(): url = "https://example.com/largefile.zip" destination = "largefile.zip" await download_file(url, destination) if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main()) ``` ### Explanation #### **What It Does** - The script downloads a file from a given URL asynchronously, making it efficient for large files or multiple downloads. - It displays a progress bar using `tqdm`, showing the download progress in real-time. - The file is saved to the specified `destination` path. #### **Why It's Useful** - **Efficiency**: Uses `aiohttp` for non-blocking HTTP requests, improving performance. - **User Feedback**: The progress bar (`tqdm`) provides visual feedback, which is helpful for large downloads. - **Error Handling**: Checks HTTP status and raises an exception if the download fails. #### **How to Run** 1. Install dependencies: ```sh pip install aiohttp tqdm ``` 2. Replace `url` and `destination` in the `main()` function with your desired file and output path. 3. Run the script: ```sh python downloader.py ``` This snippet is ideal for scripts requiring efficient file downloads with a user-friendly progress indicator.