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Create Google Task List

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Demonstrates how to create a new task list.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

# Get the previously obtained access token.
# See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

fac = chilkat2.FileAccess()
accessToken = fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8")
if (fac.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(fac.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

http = chilkat2.Http()

http.AuthToken = accessToken

# Create a task list named "aaa"
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = json.UpdateString("title","aaa")

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Show the response body.
print(resp.BodyStr)

# Examine the response status code.
print("response status code: " + str(resp.StatusCode))

# Sample response:
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# {
#  "kind": "tasks#taskList",
#  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
#  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/tK44F5sk_kx_cfoK27XsUCxCTKE\"",
#  "title": "aaa",
#  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:13:17.000Z",
#  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow"
# }
# 
# response status code: 200