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script to download file using python
"""
Usage:
python google_drive_file.py 1nOwa2UN36-IDeZtqu4TLTNxGo8R5-mGF ~/Downloads/pycon_talk.mp4
"""
import requests
def download_file_from_google_drive(id, destination):
def get_confirm_token(response):
for key, value in response.cookies.items():
if key.startswith("download_warning"):
return value
return None
def save_response_content(response, destination):
CHUNK_SIZE = 32768
print("Downloading..")
with open(destination, "wb") as f:
for chunk in response.iter_content(CHUNK_SIZE):
if chunk: # filter out keep-alive new chunks
f.write(chunk)
print("Downloading..inprogress")
print("Downloading..Done!")
# URL = "https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download"
URL = "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download"
session = requests.Session()
response = session.get(URL, params={"id": id}, stream=True)
print(f"Logged in: {response.status_code}")
token = get_confirm_token(response)
print(f"token receieved: {token}")
if token:
params = {"id": id, "confirm": token}
response = session.get(URL, params=params, stream=True)
save_response_content(response, destination)
if __name__ == "__main__":
import sys
if len(sys.argv) is not 3:
print("Usage: python google_drive.py drive_file_id destination_file_path")
else:
# TAKE ID FROM SHAREABLE LINK
file_id = sys.argv[1]
# DESTINATION FILE ON YOUR DISK
destination = sys.argv[2]
download_file_from_google_drive(file_id, destination)
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