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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 ok

Files app: iCloud Drive/Pythonista/My folder before

Files app: iCloud Drive/Pythonista/My folder after

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.

@ChelsWin said:

Would it be possible to force download all the music

No idea, sorry.