http - Python bolck download file, what is the best setting?

Question

I have not studied the basics of the network. Generally, python download files are

while True:
    x.read(buffer_size) 

Go to download large files. But how much should this buffer_size be generally set to? 8192? 1024?

Answer 1

Set to 8192, the default maximum readable size of the system is this number.