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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Download spaCy model with progress bar
+"""
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: download_with_progress.py MODEL_NAME")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    model_name = sys.argv[1]
+
+    print(f"Downloading {model_name}...", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("This may take several minutes for large models (de_core_news_lg is ~560MB)", file=sys.stderr)
+    print("", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    # Run spacy download with unbuffered output
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        [sys.executable, "-u", "-m", "spacy", "download", model_name, "--no-cache-dir"],
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        universal_newlines=True,
+        bufsize=1
+    )
+
+    download_started = False
+
+    for line in iter(process.stdout.readline, ''):
+        if not line:
+            break
+
+        # Print the line
+        print(line.rstrip(), file=sys.stderr)
+
+        # Detect download progress
+        if 'Downloading' in line and not download_started:
+            download_started = True
+            print("Download in progress...", file=sys.stderr)
+
+        # Look for percentage or size indicators
+        if '%' in line or 'MB' in line or 'KB' in line:
+            # Extract and show progress
+            match = re.search(r'(\d+)%', line)
+            if match:
+                percent = match.group(1)
+                bar_length = 40
+                filled = int(bar_length * int(percent) / 100)
+                bar = '█' * filled + '░' * (bar_length - filled)
+                print(f"\rProgress: [{bar}] {percent}%", end='', file=sys.stderr)
+
+    process.stdout.close()
+    return_code = process.wait()
+
+    if return_code != 0:
+        print(f"\nError: Download failed with code {return_code}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(return_code)
+
+    print("\n✓ Download complete!", file=sys.stderr)
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())