Python split url to find image name and extension

Question

I am looking for a way to extract a filename and extension from a particular url using Python

lets say a URL looks as follows

picture_page = \"http://dis         


        

Answer 1

Try with urlparse.urlsplit to split url, and then os.path.splitext to retrieve filename and extension (use os.path.basename to keep only the last filename) :

import urlparse
import os.path

picture_page = "http://distilleryimage2.instagram.com/da4ca3509a7b11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg"

print os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(urlparse.urlsplit(picture_page).path))

>>> ('da4ca3509a7b11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7', '.jpg')