def download_file_from_google_drive(file_id, root, filename=None, md5=None):
    """
    """
    # Based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38511444/python-download-files-from-google-drive-using-url
    import requests
    url = "https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download"

    root = os.path.expanduser(root)
    if not filename:
        filename = file_id
    fpath = os.path.join(root, filename)

    makedir_exist_ok(root)

    if os.path.isfile(fpath) and check_integrity(fpath, md5):
        print('Using downloaded and verified file: ' + fpath)
    else:
        session = requests.Session()

        response = session.get(url, params={'id': file_id}, stream=True)
        token = _get_confirm_token(response)

        if token:
            params = {'id': file_id, 'confirm': token}
            response = session.get(url, params=params, stream=True)

        _save_response_content(response, fpath)