You can use !setup.py install to do that. Colab is just like a Jupyter notebook. Therefore, we can use the ! operator here to install any package in Colab. What ! actually does is, it tells the notebook cell that this line is not a Python code, its a command line script. So, to run … Read more
You can save it first, then import it. from google.colab import files src = list(files.upload().values())[0] open(‘mylib.py’,’wb’).write(src) import mylib Update (nov 2018): Now you can upload easily by click at [>] to open the left pane choose file tab click [upload] and choose your [mylib.py] import mylib Update (oct 2019): If you don’t want to upload … Read more
As of March 2021, none of these methods will work as Google added a CAPTCHA button that randomly pops up after some time. Prior to that, the solution was very easy, and didn’t need any JavaScript. Just create a new cell at the bottom having the following line: while True:pass Now keep the cell in … Read more
An official example notebook demonstrating local file upload/download and integration with Drive and sheets is available here: https://colab.research.google.com/notebooks/io.ipynb The simplest way to share files is to mount your Google Drive. To do this, run the following in a code cell: from google.colab import drive drive.mount(‘/content/drive’) It will ask you to visit a link to ALLOW … Read more
Edit: As of February, 2020, there’s now a first-class UI for automatically mounting Drive. First, open the file browser on the left hand side. It will show a ‘Mount Drive’ button. Once clicked, you’ll see a permissions prompt to mount Drive, and afterwards your Drive files will be present with no setup when you return … Read more
Edit 2: As of March 2021, none of these methods will work as google added a captcha button that randomly pops up after some time. Edit 1: Apparently the solution is very easy, and doesn’t need any JavaScript. Just create a new cell at the bottom having the following line: while True:pass now keep the … Read more
June 2022 You can use gdown. Consider also visiting that page for full instructions; this is just a summary and the source repo may have more up-to-date instructions. Instructions Install it with the following command: pip install gdown After that, you can download any file from Google Drive by running one of these commands: gdown … Read more