## TL;DR

The File Storage category was in beta on the old SDK generation.

## Fix

1. The File Storage category was in beta on the old SDK generation.
   Expected: you can confirm this matches your situation.

## When to use

- You are dealing with this situation.
- The symptom matches: Merge Python SDK file download returns None instead of bytes.

## When NOT to use

- Unrelated issues with a different cause.
- You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.

## Compatibility

Reported per the linked source (mentions v0.2.0).

## Variant phrasings

### Merge Python SDK file download returns None instead of bytes

## Why it happens

GitHub issue on merge-api/merge-python-client: the File Storage Files download method cast the result to None instead of returning the downloaded file bytes.

## Edge cases

- If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
- Behavior can change between releases; the linked source reflects the versions above.
- If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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