Is there anyway I can download the file in Google colaboratory?

Question

I am trying tensorflow in Google Colaboratory from this codelab, I need to download \'http://download.tensorflow.org/example_images/flower_photos.tgz\' this file to complete th

Answer 1

Possibly simpler: use !wget, e.g., executing a cell with the command:

!wget https://www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/1x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png

will save the file to the local filesystem of the VM. (Note the leading !. This is a signal to execute the line as a shell command.)