[Answered ]-Using images from the web in python

For each url, use urllib and BeautifulSoup to download the image at that page (See this SO post).

Use the subprocess module to run an ImageMagick script that will create your MOV of GIF file:

convert -quality 100 *.png maps.mov

or:

convert -set delay 3 -loop 0 -scale 50% *.png maps.gif