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Upload large file to Google Drive as Resumable Upload using Google Drive API
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upload_large_file_to_google_drive.py
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from googleapiclient.http import MediaFileUpload
media = MediaFileUpload(filename, mimetype='video/MP2T', resumable=True) # change mimetype to appropriate mimetype
google_drive_request = drive.files().create(media_body=media)
google_drive_response = None
while google_drive_response is None:
status, response = google_drive_request.next_chunk()
if status:
print("Uploaded %d%%." % int(status.progress() * 100))
print("Google Drive Upload Complete!")
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