fix: failing to downlaod if cache dir does not yet exist

Author: dec1

.idea/cody_history.xml

@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ def path_ensure_remove(cls, path: str):
     @classmethod
     def path_ensure_exists(cls, path: str):
         """ ensure that dir/file with 'path' exists, creating (parents recursively) if necessary """
-
+        print(f"start ... os.makedirs....{path}")
         os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
+        print(f"finish ... os.makedirs....{path}")
 
     # ---------------------------------------------------------
     @classmethod

.idea/workspace.xml

@@ -51,12 +51,20 @@ def full_path(cls, rel_path: str, base_path: str = None) -> str:
     def download(cls, url: str, dir_path: str, want_lazy_download=None) -> str:
         """ download from url to local dir_path """
 
+        if url.endswith('/'):
+            # Assume we want to save it as index.html in the specified directory
+            file_name = "index.html"
+        else:
+            # Otherwise, use the basename of the URL as the filename
+            file_name = os.path.basename(url)
+
         # save the output to this file
-        file_path = os.path.join(dir_path, os.path.basename(url))
+        file_path = os.path.join(dir_path, file_name)
 
         # eg  for url: http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/
         # save url pointing to director as "index.html" file
         is_dir = os.path.isdir(file_path)
+        print(f"is_dir = {is_dir}")
         if is_dir:
             file_path = os.path.join(file_path, "index.html")
 
@@ -66,8 +74,9 @@ def download(cls, url: str, dir_path: str, want_lazy_download=None) -> str:
                 print(f"already downloaded {url} ... reusing cached copy at {file_path}")
                 return file_path
 
-        print(f"downloading {url} ...")
-
+        print(f"downloading {url} ... to {dir_path}")
+        print(f"dir_path:  {dir_path}")
+        print(f"file_path:  {file_path}")
         # ensure local destination dir exists
         ManFile.path_ensure_exists(dir_path)
 

src/_man_file.py

@@ -3,27 +3,6 @@
 import sys
 from ._man_app import ManApp
 
-def async_test():
-    import asyncio
-    import time
-
-    async def say_after(delay, what):
-        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
-        print(what)
-
-    async def main():
-        print(f"started at {time.strftime('%X')}")
-
-        #await say_after(2, 'world')
-        #await say_after(1, 'hello')
-
-        await asyncio.gather(say_after(4, 'world'), say_after(1, 'hello'))
-
-
-        print(f"finished at {time.strftime('%X')}")
-
-    asyncio.run(main())
-
 # ---------------------------------------
 def main():
     """ delegates most work to the application manager, ManApp,
@@ -40,21 +19,6 @@ def main():
         print(txt)
         print("")
 
-# ---------------------------------------
-def test():
-    class A:
-        pass
-
-
-    a = A();
-    b1 = bool(a)
-
-    a = None
-    b2 = bool(a)
-    halt =1
-
 # ---------------------------------------
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-   # test()
    main()
-   # async_test()