Setup Drive API Access
Goto the Developer console https://console.developers.google.com/
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Create a new project 'drive_io'
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Enable APIs - Enable Google Drive API
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Configure OAuth2 Screen
Click on 'Credentials' in the LHS page menu.
- Click on 'Configure Consent Screen'
- Select 'Internal' for 'User Type' and click on 'Create'
- Set the 'Application name' field to 'io_app'
- Add the following scope: '../auth/drive'
- Click on 'Save'
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Create Credentials (OAuth2)
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Click on 'Credentials'
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Click on 'Create Credentials'
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Choose 'OAuth Client ID'
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Choose 'Other' as 'Application type'
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Set 'Name' to 'io_app'
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Click on 'Save' or 'Create'
Creates 'OAuth client' and gives 'Client ID' and 'Client Secret', which look like a public-private key pair.
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Click OK
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Download credential, rename to credentials.json
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Copy credentials.json to folder containing drive_io.py
Setup Python for Google Drive Access
Based on https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/quickstart/python
python3 -m venv drive_io
source ./drive_io/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade requirements.txt
Create and Downlaod OAuth Token
- Run the following command; make sure paths are right.
python3 create_auth_token.py \
--credentials-filepath credentials.json \
--token-pickle-filepath token.pickle
With your 'token.pickle' you can now use drive_io.py to connect to the linked Google Drive account; list, download, and upload files.