def download_drive_pdf(url, destination): # Step 1: Extract the File ID using Regex # Matches IDs in both /file/d/ID/ and open?id=ID formats match = re.search(r'/d/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)|id=([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)', url) if not match: print("Error: Could not find File ID.") return Gulaal Vegamovies — Mahmoud Kalari, Captures
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The process relies on modifying the URL parameters to route the request through Google's content server ( drive.google.com/uc ) rather than the viewer ( drive.google.com/file ). Standard Google Drive share links usually follow this format: https://drive.google.com/file/d/[FILE_ID]/view?usp=sharing
file_id = match.group(1) or match.group(2) # Step 2: Construct the direct download URL direct_url = f"https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=file_id" # Step 3: Stream the download to handle large files session = requests.Session() response = session.get(direct_url, stream=True) # Step 4: Write to file with open(destination, 'wb') as f: for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=32768): if chunk: f.write(chunk) print(f"Download complete: destination")