Chilkat2-Python

Create a File in a Folder

See more Google Drive Examples

Creates (uploads) a file to be located in a particular folder.

See Google Drive Files: create for more details.

Also See Google Drive Multipart Upload for more details.

Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

success = True

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
# Google Drive scope.

gAuth = chilkat2.AuthGoogle()
gAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect using TLS.
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# A multipart upload to Google Drive needs a multipart/related Content-Type
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/related")

# Specify each part of the request.

# The 1st part is JSON with information about the file.
rest.PartSelector = "1"
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8")

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.AppendString("name","testHello.txt")
json.AppendString("description","A simple file that says Hello World.")
json.AppendString("mimeType","text/plain")

# To place the file in a folder, we must add a parents[] array to the JSON
# and list the folder id's.  It's possible for a file to be in multiple folders at once
# if it has more than one parent.  If no parents are specified, then the file is created
# in the My Drive folder.  
# Note: We'll assume we already have the id if the folder.  It is the id's that are specified here,
# not the folder names.

parents = chilkat2.JsonArray()
json.AppendArray2("parents",parents)

folderId = "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c"
parents.AddStringAt(-1,folderId)

rest.SetMultipartBodyString(json.Emit())

# The 2nd part is the file content, which will contain "Hello World!"
rest.PartSelector = "2"
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","text/plain")

fileContents = "Hello World!"
rest.SetMultipartBodyString(fileContents)

jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST","/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    print("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    print("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    print("response JSON: " + jsonResponse)
    sys.exit()

# Show the JSON response.
json.Load(jsonResponse)

# Show the full JSON response.
json.EmitCompact = False
print(json.Emit())

# A successful response looks like this:
# {
#   "kind": "drive#file",
#   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYoldmJ0Z3ZqT2x5MFk",
#   "name": "Untitled",
#   "mimeType": "text/plain"
# }

# Get the fileId:
print("fileId: " + json.StringOf("id"))