Google Drive API in Python | Download Files

In this Google Drive API in Python tutorial, I will be covering how to use Google Drive API to download files from your Google Drive.

PS: You can also download files from a shared drive as long as you have sufficient privilege.

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[RandyWatson]

I dont see a module available called "Google"

[idkyet]

keep doing what you do, you're a life saver

[matthewburns]

"Only files with binary content can be downloaded. Use Export with Docs Editors files.". Details: "Only files with binary content can be downloaded. Use Export with Docs Editors files." Any ideas? an image file was able to be downloaded, but worksheets are throwing this error.

[raulelizaldebreton]

When i convert this .py script into a .exe I get "valueerror: source code string cannot contain null bytes" what can i do to solve this issue?

[harishbabu]

Hi I have a doubt how to download the specific folder from Google Drive using Python ?

[leoponceponce]

I get this error when using this code: (line 17)
"files" is not a known member of "None"
any idea why and how to fix it?

[steventseng]

Thank you for share! It works! It's helpful!

In addition, I want to know...
How to get the original filename on the google drive corresponding to the fileID?

No need to list all filename, fileID or folderID in a google drive folder.
Just print the filename for a given fileID.

[pedrofreitas]

What if I only have the ids of the files (dont know its filename) and want to save it with the original filename?

[irfanpratama]

hi just type code in the video to vs code?

[arturgomes]

Do can I download videos from a Google Drive URL?

[T_S-R]

If I run and debug (f5) the program gives me an error in the file google.py on line 30, but I don't understand the error since it also says that the file or directory of the CLIENT_SECRET_FILE was not found despite being on my desktop, and the file name is correct.

[AmitTiwari-mehu]

Great Vide Jie, one question, is there a max size of how much i can download from google drive, also can we download a folder only?

[kingdsl]

Hello Jie Jenn, thanks for the video. I'm getting this error in Google.py class "Unable to import 'google.auth.transport.requests'", I've done the pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client google-auth-httplib2 google-auth-oauthlib and I'm not sure why is not working. (I'm using python 3.9.0). Thank you again, and I hope anyone can help me.

[ThomasZem]

Hello, is there any way i can download a file without knowing neither its name nor its id, some way for the code to browse the drive without direct acces to it?

[FranciscoLopez-fmxm]

Hi, i have a question i need dowload a folder, is this possible?

[T_S-R]

With this I can make anyone download a file that I want, or download a file from the nuve that the user chooses?

[brunobarrientos]

Thanks for the video! please help me, this line "service = Create_Service(CLIENT_SECRET_FILE, API_NAME, API_VERSION, SCOPES)" produce this error "OSError: [Errno 98] Address already in use"

[shivanshuraj]

is google API safe. Can my code can be exploited to access my drive in unauthorised way?I am new

[adamfatyga]

Ok, but how to download for example all files from specific folder? Without file name list?

[MrSpark]

Hello there,

Thank you for your time and effort to post these videos.
Keep it up!
Sandor