[SYNPY-1508]: add tutorial for downloading files by Synapse ID concurrenty (#1337)

* SYNPY-1508: add tutorial for downloading files by Synapse ID concurrently

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Update download data tutorial

* update tutorial doc

* Update script name

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Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: thomasyu888

docs/tutorials/python/download_data_by_synid.md

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+[](){ #tutorial-downloading-a-file }
+# Downloading data by Synapse ID
+
+This tutorial shows how to download any set of files from Synapse using their
+Synapse IDs. Rather than syncing an entire project or folder, this approach lets
+you target exactly the files you need and download them **concurrently** — even
+directing each file to a different local directory.
+
+
+## Tutorial Purpose
+In this tutorial you will:
+
+1. Build a mapping of Synapse IDs to local download directories
+1. Download all files concurrently using the async API
+
+
+## Prerequisites
+* Make sure that you have completed the following tutorials:
+    * [Folder](./folder.md)
+    * [File](./file.md)
+* The target directories (`~/temp/subdir1`, etc.) must exist before running the
+  script. Create them or replace them with directories of your choice.
+
+
+## 1. Build a mapping of Synapse IDs to download directories
+
+Create a dictionary that maps each Synapse ID to the local path where that file
+should be saved. Files can be directed to different directories as needed.
+
+```python
+{!docs/tutorials/python/tutorial_scripts/download_data_by_synid.py!lines=13-30}
+```
+
+
+## 2. Download all files concurrently
+
+Use `File.get_async()` together with `asyncio.gather` to kick off every download
+at the same time and wait for them all to finish.
+
+```python
+{!docs/tutorials/python/tutorial_scripts/download_data_by_synid.py!lines=31-43}
+```
+
+<details class="example">
+  <summary>After all downloads finish you'll see output like:</summary>
+```
+Retrieved 12 files
+```
+</details>
+
+
+## Source code for this tutorial
+
+<details class="quote">
+  <summary>Click to show me</summary>
+
+```python
+{!docs/tutorials/python/tutorial_scripts/download_data_by_synid.py!}
+```
+</details>
+
+## References used in this tutorial
+
+- [File][synapseclient.models.File]
+- [File.get_async][synapseclient.models.File.get_async]
+- [syn.login][synapseclient.Synapse.login]

docs/tutorials/python/tutorial_scripts/download_data_by_synid.py

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+"""
+Here is where you'll find the code for the downloading files by synapse ids tutorial.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+
+from synapseclient import Synapse
+from synapseclient.models import File
+
+syn = Synapse()
+syn.login()
+
+# A mapping of Synapse IDs to the local directory each file should be downloaded to.
+# Files can be directed to different directories as needed.
+SYN_IDS_AND_PATHS = {
+    "syn60584250": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584256": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584248": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584252": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584258": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584260": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584257": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584251": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584253": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584390": "~/temp/subdir1",
+    "syn60584405": "~/temp/subdir2",
+    "syn60584400": "~/temp/subdir3",
+}
+
+
+async def main():
+    # Build a list of concurrent download tasks — one per Synapse ID
+    tasks = []
+    for syn_id, path in SYN_IDS_AND_PATHS.items():
+        tasks.append(File(id=syn_id, path=path).get_async())
+
+    # Download all files concurrently and wait for every one to finish
+    results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+    print(f"Retrieved {len(results)} files")
+
+
+asyncio.run(main())

docs/tutorials/python_client.md

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 - A [Team](./python/team.md) created with one or more members
 - Methods to [upload data in bulk](./python/upload_data_in_bulk.md)
 - Methods to [download data in bulk](./python/download_data_in_bulk.md)
+- Methods to [download files by Synapse ID](./python/download_data_by_synid.md)
 - Methods to [move files and folders](./python/move_files_and_folders.md)
 - Methods to [migrate data to other storage locations](./python/migrate_data_to_other_storage_locations.md)
 

mkdocs.yml

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           # - Team: tutorials/python/team.md
           - Upload data in bulk: tutorials/python/upload_data_in_bulk.md
           - Download data in bulk: tutorials/python/download_data_in_bulk.md
+          - Download data by Synapse ID: tutorials/python/download_data_by_synid.md
           # - Creating JSON Schema: tutorials/python/schema_operations.md
           - Working with JSON Schema: tutorials/python/json_schema.md
         # - Move Files and Folders: tutorials/python/move_files_and_folders.md