How to download (PDF) files with Python/Scrapy using the Files Pipeline?

Question

Using Python 3.7.2 on Windows 10 I\'m struggling with the task to let Scrapy v1.5.1 download some PDF files. I followed the docs but I seem to miss something. Scrapy gets me the

Answer 1

The FILES_URLS_FIELD setting tells the pipeline what field of the item contains the urls you want to download.

By default, this is file_urls, but if you change the setting, you also need to change the field name (key) you're storing the urls in.

So you have two options - either use the default setting, or rename your item's field to PDF_urls as well.