diff --git a/scripts/process.py b/scripts/process.py
index 6ce4792..482b5d7 100644
--- a/scripts/process.py
+++ b/scripts/process.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import urllib.request
+import requests
 import os
 import csv
 import tempfile
@@ -13,43 +13,41 @@ def download():
     
     source = 'http://api.worldbank.org/countries/all/indicators/SP.POP.TOTL?downloadformat=csv'
     
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(source) as response:
-        with open(tmpfile.name, mode="wb") as d:
-            d.write(response.read())
-            tmpfile.close()
+    response = requests.get(source)
+    with open(tmpfile.name, 'wb') as d:
+        d.write(response.content)
     
     with zipfile.ZipFile(tmpfile.name, 'r') as zip_ref:
         zip_ref.extractall(tmpdir.name)
-        tmpfile.close()
-        os.unlink(tmpfile.name)
+    
+    os.unlink(tmpfile.name)
     
     for path in os.scandir(tmpdir.name):
         if path.is_file():
-            #print(path.name)
             if path.name.startswith('API_SP.POP.TOTL_DS2_EN'):
-                filename = tmpdir.name + '/' + path.name
-            
+                filename = os.path.join(tmpdir.name, path.name)
+
 def process():
-    # un-pivot the table
     global filename
-    fo = open(filename)
-    lines = [ row for row in csv.reader(fo) ]
+    with open(filename) as fo:
+        lines = [row for row in csv.reader(fo)]
     headings = lines[4]
     lines = lines[5:]
     
-    outheadings = [ 'Country Name', 'Country Code', 'Year', 'Value' ]
+    outheadings = ['Country Name', 'Country Code', 'Year', 'Value']
     outlines = []
 
     for row in lines:
         for idx, year in enumerate(headings[4:]):
             if row[idx+4]:
-                # do not convert to float as we end up with scientific notation
                 value = row[idx+4]
                 outlines.append(row[:2] + [int(year), value])
 
-    writer = csv.writer(open('data/population.csv', 'w'))
-    writer.writerow(outheadings)
-    writer.writerows(outlines)
+    with open('data/population.csv', 'w', newline='') as f:
+        writer = csv.writer(f)
+        writer.writerow(outheadings)
+        writer.writerows(outlines)
 
-download()
-process()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    download()
+    process()
diff --git a/scripts/requirements.txt b/scripts/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef487e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+requests==2.32.3
\ No newline at end of file