gdown
Google Drive public file downloader when curl/wget fails.
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gdown Google Drive public file/folder downloader when curl/wget fails. Why? Downloading public files from Google Drive with curl or wget doesn't work — Google serves a confirmation page for large files, and the URL formats are a mess. gdown gets around that: — Skips the virus-scan confirmation page so large downloads actually finish — Downloads folders recursively — Exports Google Docs/Sheets/Slides as PDF, DOCX, CSV, etc. — Resumes partial downloads with --continue — Also works with plain HTTP/HTTPS URLs as a curl/wget replacement Install Requires Python 3.10 or later. Or with uv: Quick start Usage CLI Files --json is in beta and its output format…
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