The script extracts the numeric expression, evaluates it, and combines everything into a proper URL. """ soup = BeautifulSoup(page_html, "html.parser") # The <a id="dlbutton"> is the element we care about. dl_button = soup.find("a", id="dlbutton") if not dl_button: raise ValueError("Could not locate the download button on the page.")
# ------------------------------------------------------------------ # Step 2 – safely evaluate the arithmetic expression. # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # Only allow numbers, +, -, *, /, % and parentheses. safe_expr = re.sub(r"[^0-9+\-*/%()]", "", expr) try: value = eval(safe_expr, "__builtins__": None, {}) except Exception as exc: raise ValueError(f"Failed to evaluate expression 'expr': exc")
Example: python zippyshare_dl.py https://www20.zippyshare.com/v/n4rmtRBb/file.html --download """
import requests from bs4 import BeautifulSoup