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Description
Hey,
I'm running a somewhat simple command:
wayback_machine_downloader absglobal.com --all-timestamps --from 20110101000000 --to 20221231235959 --concurrency 5 --only "/(\/$|\.(html|htm|aspx)$)/i" --all
The downloader somewhat works. I get quite a few errors like so:
Failed to open TCP connection to web.archive.org:443 (Connection refused - connect(2) for "web.archive.org" port 443)
I accept this. But the real problem seems to be:
I get a folder structure like so: 20110101152320/contact-us/europe/index.html but the html is just blank?
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Start by reproducing the reported wayback_machine_downloader command and inspect the generated 20110101152320/contact-us/europe/index.html file alongside the connection-refused errors. Trace how the downloader handles archived HTML responses and define done as either retrieving non-blank files or reporting a clear failure for unavailable captures.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 1-2 days
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