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Force a Pythonista iCloud file to be locally downloaded before accessing it
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If you try to access a Pythonista iCloud file when it is not yet downloaded on your
local device, you get an access error.You can force a Pythonista iCloud file to be downloaded by this small code:
from objc_util import * path = '/private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~omz-software~Pythonista3/Documents/Mes Pastels/Mes Pastels.pdf' url = nsurl('file://' + path.replace(' ','%20')) NSFileManager = ObjCClass('NSFileManager').defaultManager() ret = NSFileManager.startDownloadingUbiquitousItemAtURL_error_(url, None) print(ret) # True if okFiles app: iCloud Drive/Pythonista/My folder before
Files app: iCloud Drive/Pythonista/My folder after
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This script also downloads a selected file
import dialogs #import shutil fil = dialogs.pick_document(types=['public.item']) print(fil) #shutil.copy(fil,'test') -
@cvp said:
This script also downloads a selected file
But the url (path) it returns is pointing to a copy of the file, not to the real file.
Thus, useless for saving a file. In this case, only UIDocumentPickerViewController can do it. -
That's handy. Would it be possible to force download all the music I have brought through the iTunes Store into the music app somehow? Right now I am having to download albums individually and it would be really neat if I could download them all with a Python script.
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