Google Drive File Downloader
By Simon Pugnet, 2017-12-23
Introduction
Google Drive File Downloader is a simple Python module (gdrive_dl.py) which allows a file to be downloaded directly from Google Drive given only a shareable link to that file.
For small files, the file is scanned for viruses by Google Drive and then downloaded. For larger files, this virus scanning does not take place but a warning is given and the file is still downloaded. It is important to make sure that all downloaded files are scanned for viruses in this case.
Usage
The module can be used directly from the command line or as a Python module
CLI usage
python gdrive_dl.py <url>
Replace with the shareable link.
For full usage instructions, run:
python gdrive_dl.py -h
Python module usage
import gdrive_dl
gdrive_dl.download_file('<url>', file_name='file.dat')
Replace with the shareable link. The file_name argument is optional; if not set then the name of the file on Google Drive will be used.
Requirements
This module was developed and tested using Python 3.6
A list of requirements is included in requirements.txt. To install all requirements, run:
pip install -r requirements.txt