#!/usr/bin/env python3 import re import sys import requests import requests_toolbelt.utils.dump resp = requests.get( 'https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64', allow_redirects=False) raw_resp = requests_toolbelt.utils.dump.dump_all(resp).decode('ascii') print(raw_resp, file=sys.stderr) print(re.search(r'(\d+\.4\.\d+)\.tar\.gz', resp.headers['Location']).group(1))