download_file_to_icloud.py

download_file_to_icloud.py

# simple pythonista/shortcuts file download to stream big files to disk from the phone
# 1.  create a "downloads" directory in your icloud folder in the pythonista app.
# 2.  install this shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d397a0fedef74d29a5b735c371c11f89
# 3.  save this script in your local files in pythonista
# then you can long press on a url and have pythonista download it and dump it in icloud.

import shutil, os, requests, sys, uuid
from urllib.parse import urlparse

url = sys.argv[-1]

dir = "/private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~omz-software~Pythonista3/Documents/downloads/"


def get_filename(url):
    filename = os.path.basename(urlparse(url).path)
    return dir + filename

def get_uiid_filename(url):
    filename = os.path.basename(urlparse(url).path)
    return dir + uuid.uuid4().hex + filename
    
def download_url(url):
    response = requests.get(url, stream=True)
    filename = get_filename(url)
    if os.path.exists(filename):
        filename = get_uiid_filename(url)
    with open(filename, 'wb') as out_file:
        shutil.copyfileobj(response.raw, out_file)
    del response

if __name__ == '__main__':
    download_url(url)