code: def get_file(self, file_route, file_name=''):
  
          ''' a method to retrieve data for a file housed on telegram api
  
          :param file_route: string with route to file endpoint on telegram api
          :return: byte data stream with file data
          '''
  
          title = '%s.get_file' % self.__class__.__name__
  
      # construct file url
          file_url = '%s%s' % (self.file_endpoint, file_route)
  
      # send request for file data
          data_buffer = self._get_data(file_url, file_name, method_title=title)
  
          return data_buffef get_file(self, file_route, file_name=''):
  
          ''' a method to retrieve data for a file housed on telegram api
  
          :param file_route: string with route to file endpoint on telegram api
          :return: byte data stream with file data
          '''
  
          title = '%s.get_file' % self.__class__.__name__
  
      # construct file url
          file_url = '%s%s' % (self.file_endpoint, file_route)
  
      # send request for file data
          data_buffer = self._get_data(file_url, file_name, method_title=title)
  
          return data_buffer
docs: a method to retrieve data for a file housed on telegram api
  
          :param file_route: string with route to file endpoint on telegram api
          :return: byte data stream with file data