python multi-thread download files

import urllib
import os
import threading
import time

def download(url, filename):
  try:
    urllib.urlretrieve(url, filename)
  except Exception:
    os.system('touch ' + filename)
    print("Failed Downloading...")

def getphotos():
  prefix = 'http://hwcdn.ddstatic.com/fhg/fhg_photos/2011_04_28/11121/roxanna_milan_11121_1-gal-1600-jpg/'
  
  for i in range(20):
    filename = "%04d" % (i + 1) + '.jpg'
    print filename
    download(prefix + filename, filename)

def down_from_file():
  itr = 1323 
  urls = '/Users/chenhaoy/tutorial/piclinks.txt'
  maxthread = 30
  for url in open(urls):
    while threading.activeCount() > maxthread:
      print 'threading.activeCount=%d' % (threading.activeCount())
      time.sleep(1)
    filename = "%05d.jpg" % (itr)
    itr += 1
    print 'downloading.. %s to %s' % (url, filename)
    t = threading.Thread(target=download, args=(url, filename))
    t.start()

  time.sleep(5)
  print 'threading.activeCount=%d' % (threading.activeCount())
  print 'add all pic to download list..'
  cthread = threading.current_thread()
  for t in threading.enumerate():
    if t != cthread:
      pass #t.terminate()
  print 'bye..'
  
def main():
  down_from_file()

if __name__ == '__main__':main()