So, I was messing around with this tool called ezzat the other day. I heard it was pretty cool for, like, grabbing website stuff. It is like an alternative for HTTrack. Naturally, I had to give it a try.
Installation
First things first, I had to get this thing on my machine. I went over to the installation instructions, and it turns out you can just use pip. I opened up my terminal and typed:
pip install ezzat
Boom! It’s installed. Super simple, right?
Trying it Out
Now for the fun part. I picked a random website that I like, and I wanted to see if ezzat could grab the whole thing. I typed in this command:
ezzat [a website address]
I let it run. It took a bit of time, as it was downloading a bunch of stuff – HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, the whole shebang.
While it was running, I noticed it creating a folder with the website’s name. Everything was going in there, neatly organized.
Checking the Results
After a while, it finished. I opened up the folder, and what do you know? There was the whole website, right there on my computer! I could open the HTML files in my browser, and it looked just like the real thing.
I was pretty impressed. It grabbed all the pages, even the ones that were linked from other pages. It was like having a perfect copy of the site. I did notice that some things were a little off. Like, some of the interactive parts didn’t work exactly the same, but that’s expected. I guess it’s hard to perfectly replicate a live website.
Playing Around
I got curious and tried a few more websites. Some worked perfectly, others had a few glitches. It really depends on how the site is built, I think.
I also found out that ezzat has a bunch of options you can tweak. Like, you can tell it to only download certain types of files, or to ignore certain parts of the site. That’s pretty handy if you’re looking for something specific.
Final Thoughts
Overall, I think ezzat is a pretty neat tool. It’s definitely useful for archiving websites or just checking out their structure offline. If you’re into web development or just like messing around with websites, you should give it a shot. Just remember, it’s not always perfect, and some sites might not work exactly as expected. But hey, it’s a cool way to download a whole website with just one command!
After playing with it a little more, I tried to combine some options. For example, I tried to use -p and -m at the same time to generate a PDF after mirroring a website. It does work! But the PDF is not very good-looking. Maybe it’s because of the website I chose. Anyway, I think I should spend more time testing it!
And there you have it, my little adventure with ezzat. I hope this was helpful, or at least entertaining. Until next time, happy coding, or downloading, or whatever!
