google-drive-file-updater 0.0.5

Google Drive file updater

Google Drive file updater

A package that allows to backup local files to a specific google drive folder and update already backuped files if they were modified

Install

pip install google-drive-file-updater

Requirements

Credentials

1. Create a Google project here: https://console.developers.google.com/
2. Enable Google Drive API
3. Create OAuth 2.0-Client-ID
4. Download credentials.json file

Console script

gdfup.py [Source path] [Destination folder id] (optional: Path to credentials.json)

If no path to the credentials.json file is passed to the script, it will assume that the file is located in the folder in which the script is executed in.

Example:

You can find the id of a google drive folder in the url:

How to use in code

from gd_fup.service import GoogleDriveService
from gd_fup.updater import GoogleDriveFileUpdater

# drive_service = GoogleDriveService()
# optional: path_credentials --> path to your credentials.json file
# optional: path_token --> path in which your generated token will be saved
drive_service = GoogleDriveService(path_credentials=r'C:\Temp\credentials.json', path_token=r'C:\Temp\token.json')

# A new tab in your browser will open in order to sign in with your google account
drive_service.authenticate()

drive_file_updater = GoogleDriveFileUpdater(drive_service=drive_service, output_console=True)

drive_file_updater.update_files(
    path_source=r'C:\Users\riffe\schule\5.klasse\pos\docs', 
    root_folder_id='1OEj4Giz1ILRekkWfPw27ZxmPaan-vq1G')

TODO

• Fix Google Drive file deletion bug