download_zenodo_public.py — Download files from public Zenodo records

Description¶

Pure-Python script that downloads all files from a published Zenodo record, then writes SHA-256, MD5, and metadata manifests to generated/ using the same format as download_zenodo_draft.py.

The legacy shell wrapper download_zenodo_public.sh is retained for backwards compatibility but is deprecated; use the Python script instead.

Usage¶

python3.12 tools/download_zenodo_public.py RECORD_ID_OR_URL
python3.12 tools/download_zenodo_public.py --dry-run RECORD_ID_OR_URL

Arguments¶

• RECORD_ID_OR_URL — Zenodo identifier in any of these forms:

  • Numeric ID: 12345678

  • Record URL: https://zenodo.org/records/12345678

  • Legacy URL: https://zenodo.org/record/12345678

  • DOI string: 10.5281/zenodo.12345678

  • DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12345678

Options¶

Output¶

zenodo-12345678/           ← downloaded files
generated/
  manifest.zenodo-12345678.YYYY-MM-DD.sha256
  manifest.zenodo-12345678.YYYY-MM-DD.md5
  metadata.zenodo-12345678.txt

Environment Variables¶

See Also¶

• tools/download_zenodo_draft.py — for draft or community-review deposits

• tools/download_zenodo.py — orchestrator (recommended entry point)