#!/usr/bin/env python3 ''' Download the latest release from GitHub: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24987542/is-there-a-link-to-github-for-downloading-a-file-in-the-latest-release-of-a-repo/50540591#50540591 ''' import json import urllib.request _json = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen(urllib.request.Request( 'https://api.github.com/repos/cirosantilli/linux-kernel-module-cheat/releases', headers={'Accept' : 'application/vnd.github.full+json"text/html'} )).read()) asset = _json[0]['assets'][0] urllib.request.urlretrieve(asset['browser_download_url'], asset['name'])