Downloading Files from Google Drive using gdown

If you are trying to download a file from Google Drive using the gdown tool and facing issues executing the command, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Install gdown (if not installed)

If you don't have gdown installed yet, you can install it using pip3:

pip3 install gdown

Step 2: Use Python to Download the File

Instead of using gdown directly in the terminal, you can use Python to download the file. Follow these steps:

  1. Create a Python script (e.g., download_file.py) with the following content:
import gdown

url = "https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1q3IIXys6ofSi0WeXSIOocs1aKaqOvcZK"
output = "ds01archi.mp4"
gdown.download(url, output, quiet=False)
  1. Run the script with Python:
python3 download_file.py

This will download the file to your current directory as ds01archi.mp4.

Step 3: Alternative - Use gdown with Python 3

You can also use the following command to invoke gdown through Python:

python3 -m gdown "https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1q3IIXys6ofSi0WeXSIOocs1aKaqOvcZK"

Note: If you encounter issues with direct execution of gdown, using a Python script as shown above should resolve the issue.

Written by A.M. Rinas