Which is best in Python: urllib2, PycURL or mechanize?

Question

Ok so I need to download some web pages using Python and did a quick investigation of my options.

Included with Python:

urllib - seems to me that I should use ur

Answer 1

Every python library that speaks HTTP has its own advantages.

Use the one that has the minimum amount of features necessary for a particular task.

Your list is missing at least urllib3 - a cool third party HTTP library which can reuse a HTTP connection, thus speeding up greatly the process of retrieving multiple URLs from the same site.