Ubuntu-Inspired Image Fetcher Assignment The Wisdom of Ubuntu: "I am because we are"

In the spirit of Ubuntu, which emphasizes community and sharing, your task is to create a program that connects to the global community of the internet, respectfully fetches shared resources, and organizes them for later appreciation.

Your Task

Create a Python script that:

Prompts the user for a URL containing an image

Creates a directory called "Fetched_Images" if it doesn't exist

Downloads the image from the provided URL

Saves it to the Fetched_Images directory with an appropriate filename

Handles errors gracefully, respecting that not all connections succeed

Requirements

Use the requests library to fetch the image

Check for HTTP errors and handle them appropriately

Create the directory if it doesn't exist using os.makedirs() with exist_ok=True

Extract the filename from the URL or generate one if not available

Save the image in binary mode

Ubuntu Principles to Implement

Community: Your program should connect to the wider web community

Respect: Handle errors gracefully without crashing

Sharing: Organize the fetched images for later sharing

Practicality: Create a tool that serves a real need

Save Your Work in a GitHub Repo Called "Ubuntu_Requests" and Submit the URL for this Repository to Complete the Assignment.

Example Output Terminal Output Text Welcome to the Ubuntu Image Fetcher A tool for mindfully collecting images from the web

Please enter the image URL: https://example.com/ubuntu-wallpaper.jpg ✓ Successfully fetched: ubuntu-wallpaper.jpg ✓ Image saved to Fetched_Images/ubuntu-wallpaper.jpg

Connection strengthened. Community enriched. Starter Code Structure python import requests import os from urllib.parse import urlparse

def main(): print("Welcome to the Ubuntu Image Fetcher") print("A tool for mindfully collecting images from the web\n")

# Get URL from user
url = input("Please enter the image URL: ")

try:
    # Create directory if it doesn't exist
    os.makedirs("Fetched_Images", exist_ok=True)
    
    # Fetch the image
    response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
    response.raise_for_status()  # Raise exception for bad status codes
    
    # Extract filename from URL or generate one
    parsed_url = urlparse(url)
    filename = os.path.basename(parsed_url.path)
    
    if not filename:
        filename = "downloaded_image.jpg"
        
    # Save the image
    filepath = os.path.join("Fetched_Images", filename)
    
    with open(filepath, 'wb') as f:
        f.write(response.content)
        
    print(f"✓ Successfully fetched: {filename}")
    print(f"✓ Image saved to {filepath}")
    print("\nConnection strengthened. Community enriched.")
    
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"✗ Connection error: {e}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"✗ An error occurred: {e}")

if name == "main": main() Challenge Questions

Modify the program to handle multiple URLs at once.

Implement precautions that you should  take when downloading files from unknown sources.

Implement a feature that prevents downloading duplicate images.

Implement what HTTP headers might be important to check before saving the response content.

Evaluation Criteria

Proper use of the requests library for fetching content

Effective error handling for network issues

Appropriate file management and directory creation

Clean, readable code with clear comments

Faithfulness to Ubuntu principles of community and respect

Remember:

"A person is a person through other persons." - Ubuntu philosophy. Your program connects you to the work of others across the web.