Google-api-python-client: Google Drive API - Export Function - Where is the downloaded file ?

[acaldich]

Hi there,

I have a issue with the Google Drive API.
I ran the attached script (download.py) on the Terminal, and it is written "Download 100%". I guessed the file had been downloaded on my computer. However, I cannot find it neither in the Downloads repository, or in any folder at all ...

Do you know what is the exact path / the exact name of files downloaded through Google Drive API ?

Thanks in advance,
Arnaud

[kongakong]

There is no python file attached to your post.

I will venture to guess you are using io.ByteIO as in the example. If so, you need to switch to io.FileIO to persist the file

[ShubhamShah123]

Facing the same issue. Please provide the solution regarding the issue its urgent.

[JustinBeckwith]

We should probably update the sample to output the file name after download :)

[theacodes]

This sample is owned by @grant.

[grant]

@theacodes Can you link the code sample that is owned by me?

[theacodes]

Not sure as the OP never attached the code. :(

[grant]

I'm not sure where download.py is located.

I've looked in these places:

• https://github.com/google/google-api-python-client/tree/52101a521e0d67591c462a957547d8f143d68427 (here at the time of the posting)
• https://github.com/gsuitedevs/python-samples
• https://github.com/gsuitedevs/drive-utils
• https://github.com/googlearchive?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=drive&type=&language=

There are some python samples for downloading here:
https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/manage-downloads

And since you've opened this issue, G Suite has samples for our APIs here:
https://github.com/gsuitedevs/python-samples

Feel free to file an issue there or re-opening an issue with specific code and errors and I'll help.

[kjenney]

The request to export just dumps the file. I ended up just writing the data to a file:

    request = service.files().export(
        fileId="myreallylongfileid", mimeType="application/pdf").execute()
    with open('myamazing.pdf', 'w') as f:
        f.write(request)

[rahuls]

The following is the script of download.py. It says 100% downloaded but unable to find file in file explorer.
`
file_id = '0BwwA4oUTeiV1UVNwOHItT0xfa2M'
request = drive_service.files().get_media(fileId=file_id)
fh = io.BytesIO()
downloader = MediaIoBaseDownload(fh, request)
done = False
while done is False:
status, done = downloader.next_chunk()
print "Download %d%%." % int(status.progress() * 100)

`

[ravgeetdhillon]

The file is there but it's in the memory.

So, just replace fh = io.BytesIO() with fh = io.FileIO(filename, 'wb') to save the content to the file.

[rahuls]

Thank you I have understood it.