gdownloader.py

#! /usr/bin/python


import requests


def download_file_from_google_drive(id, destination):
    URL = "https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download"
    session = requests.Session()
    response = session.get(URL, params = { 'id' : id }, stream = True)
    token = get_confirm_token(response)
    if token:
        params = { 'id' : id, 'confirm' : token }
        response = session.get(URL, params = params, stream = True)
    save_response_content(response, destination)

    
def get_confirm_token(response):
    for key, value in response.cookies.items():
        if key.startswith('download_warning'):
            return value
    return None


def save_response_content(response, destination):
    CHUNK_SIZE = 32768
    with open(destination, "wb") as f:
        for chunk in response.iter_content(CHUNK_SIZE):
            if chunk:
                f.write(chunk)

                
if __name__ == "__main__":
    file_id = 'google_drive_file_id_to_download'
    destination = '/home/your/path/filename.tgz'
    download_file_from_google_drive(file_id, destination)