README.rst

Google Drive API

Simple GoogleDriveApplication class to perform common Google Drive actions such as searching files, downloading entire folders, uploading files, deleting files.

Usage

from application import GoogleDriveApplication

GD = GoogleDriveApplication("path-to-client-secret.json")

# Find files
GD.find_files("hello+world", is_folder=False)

# List entire subtree of the specified folder
GD.list_folder("google-drive-id-of-folder", recursive=True)

# Download entire folder
GD.download_folder("google-drive-id-of-folder")

Create a project on Google Cloud Platform

Wizard: https://console.developers.google.com/start/api?id=drive

Instructions:

• https://cloud.google.com/genomics/downloading-credentials-for-api-access
• Select application type as "Installed Application"
• Create credentials OAuth consent screen --> OAuth client ID
• Save client_secret.json

References

• https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/python/start/get_started
• https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/
• https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/web/quickstart/python