download.py

# Code based on
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25010369/wget-curl-large-file-from-google-drive/39225039#39225039
import requests
from tqdm import tqdm

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)  
  return True

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 tqdm(response.iter_content(CHUNK_SIZE)):
      if chunk: # filter out keep-alive new chunks
        f.write(chunk)