🌐Google Drive
In this section, you will learn how to use Google Drive together with Google Colaboratory (Colab) so that you can run Python online without installing anything locally. This is useful if you cannot install Python on your machine, want to work from anywhere, or just want a quick setup.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Using Google Drive with Colab has both strengths and limitations when compared to installing Python directly on your computer.
Advantages:
No installation needed — start coding immediately in your browser.
Access anywhere — your notebooks and files live in the cloud, so you can continue your work from any device.
Collaboration — easy to share notebooks with classmates or teachers, similar to sharing Google Docs.
Free computing resources — Colab provides ready-to-use environments with pre-installed libraries.
Disadvantages:
Internet required — you cannot use it offline.
Limited session time — Colab sessions disconnect after a few hours of inactivity, which can interrupt longer tasks.
Performance constraints — free Colab may not handle very large datasets or heavy computations as efficiently as a local installation.
File management — you must carefully manage Drive folders and paths to keep your data organised.
👉 In short, Colab is excellent for quick access, learning, and collaboration, while local installation is better for long-term projects and advanced work.
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