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sideload
Advanced tools
Download large files via PyPI packages! Sideload automatically splits large files into PyPI-compliant chunks and allows you to download them through a beautiful CLI interface.
git clone <repository-url>
cd Sideload
uv install
Set up your credentials:
export JSONBIN_TOKEN="your_jsonbin_token"
export SIDELOAD_COLLECTION_ID="your_collection_id"
# Basic usage
uv run sideload download https://example.com/largefile.zip
# Specify output directory
uv run sideload download https://example.com/largefile.zip --output ./downloads/
# Override credentials
uv run sideload download https://example.com/largefile.zip --token YOUR_TOKEN --collection YOUR_COLLECTION
The CLI provides:
π SIDELOAD
Download large files via PyPI packages
π Requesting download for: https://example.com/largefile.zip
β
Created sideload request: abc123def456
π‘ Monitoring Progress
π₯ Downloading... (45%) βββββββββββββββββ
π¨ Building packages...
π€ Uploading part 1/3...
π Download Summary
βββββββββββββββββββββ³ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Property β Value β
β‘ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ©
β Original Filename β largefile.zip β
β File Size β 250,123,456 bytes β
β Total Packages β 3 β
β Status β β
UPLOADED β
βββββββββββββββββββββ΄ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
π¦ Downloading Packages
π¦ Downloading package 1/3... ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
π§ Reassembling File
π Assembling part 1/3... ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β¨ Complete
π File successfully downloaded to: largefile.zip
π File size: 250,123,456 bytes
The server component handles file processing and PyPI uploads:
# Set environment variables
export JSONBIN_TOKEN="your_token"
export PYPI_TOKEN="your_pypi_token"
# Run the server
uv run python src/sideload/main.py
src/sideload/
βββ __init__.py # Package initialization
βββ main.py # Server component
βββ cli.py # CLI client
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Download large files via PyPI packages
We found that sideload demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago.Β It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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