gdown

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003egdown\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/gdown.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/gdown/)\n[![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/gdown.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/gdown/)\n[![Build](https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/actions/workflows/test.yml)\n[![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/gdown.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/gdown/)\n\nGoogle Drive public file/folder downloader when curl/wget fails.\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/raw/main/assets/cli.png\" width=\"80%\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/raw/main/assets/python.png\" width=\"80%\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n## Why?\n\nDownloading public files from Google Drive with curl or wget doesn\u0027t work \u2014\nGoogle serves a confirmation page for large files, and the URL formats are a mess.\n\ngdown gets around that:\n\n- Skips the virus-scan confirmation page so large downloads actually finish\n- Downloads folders recursively\n- Exports Google Docs/Sheets/Slides as PDF, DOCX, CSV, etc.\n- Resumes partial downloads with `--continue`\n- Also works with plain HTTP/HTTPS URLs as a curl/wget replacement\n\n## Install\n\nRequires Python 3.10 or later.\n\n```bash\npip install gdown\n```\n\nOr with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/):\n\n```bash\nuv tool install gdown\n```\n\n## Quick start\n\n```bash\n# Just paste a Google Drive URL\ngdown https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1l_5RK28JRL19wpT22B-DY9We3TVXnnQQ\n\n# Or copy-paste a share link directly\ngdown \u0027https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9P1L--7Wd2vU3VUVlFnbTgtS2c/view?usp=sharing\u0027\n```\n\n## Usage\n\n### CLI\n\n#### Files\n\n```bash\n# Download by URL\ngdown https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1l_5RK28JRL19wpT22B-DY9We3TVXnnQQ\n\n# Download by file ID\ngdown 1l_5RK28JRL19wpT22B-DY9We3TVXnnQQ\n\n# Download from a share link\ngdown \u0027https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9P1L--7Wd2vU3VUVlFnbTgtS2c/view?usp=sharing\u0027\n\n# Save to a specific path\ngdown https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9P1L--7Wd2vU3VUVlFnbTgtS2c -O /tmp/spam.txt\n\n# Reso",
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