code: def download_decode(URL, encoding='utf-8', verbose=True):
      
      if verbose:
          print("Downloading data from " + URL)
      req = Request(URL)
      try:
          with urlopen(req) as u:
              decoded_file = u.read().decode(encoding)
      except URLError as e:
          if hasattr(e, 'reason'):
              print('Server could not be reached.')
              print('Reason: ', e.reason)
          elif hasattr(e, 'code'):
              print('The server couldn\'t fulfill the request.')
              print('Error code: ', e.code)
          return None
      return decoded_file
docs: Downloads data from URL and returns decoded contents.