Drive object
DriveObject
¶
Base class for a Google Drive Object
Includes common, core functionality including creation, manipulation, deletion, and more. Other GSuite objects are derived from this class, including:
- File
- Folder
- Spreadsheet
- Presentation
- Document
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
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_cache_local_metadata_with_args_and_return(fields)
¶
Local metadata only has a potential subset of fields. Call this to rebuild with another potential set.
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
_create(name=None, parent_folder_ids=None, mimetype=None, media_body=None, starred=False, extra_body=None, drive_client=None, object_client=None, **kwargs)
classmethod
¶
Base create method.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
str
|
Name of the file. |
None
|
parent_folder_ids |
List[str]
|
The IDs of the parent folders which contain the folder. If not specified as part of a create request, the file will be placed directly in the user's My Drive folder. |
None
|
mimetype |
Union[str, MimeType]
|
Specified type of the file to create. |
None
|
media_body |
BytesIO, MediaFileUpload, MediaIoBaseUpload
|
Content for the file. |
None
|
starred |
bool
|
Whether the user has starred the file. |
False
|
extra_body |
dict
|
Extra parameters for the request body. |
None
|
drive_client |
Resource
|
client connection to the Drive API used to create file. |
None
|
object_client |
Resource
|
optional domain client (e.g. SHEETS client) used by the created object. |
None
|
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
_drive_client()
¶
create(name=None, parent_folder_ids=None, mimetype=None, media_body=None, starred=False, extra_body=None, drive_client=None, object_client=None, **kwargs)
classmethod
¶
Create a new Google Drive object (e.g. File, Folder, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Document)
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
str
|
Name of the file. |
None
|
parent_folder_ids |
List[str]
|
The IDs of the parent folders which contain the file. If not specified as part of a create request, the file will be placed directly in the user's My Drive folder. |
None
|
mimetype |
Union[str, MimeType]
|
Specified type of the file to create. |
None
|
media_body |
BytesIO, MediaFileUpload, MediaIoBaseUpload
|
Content for the file. |
None
|
starred |
bool
|
Whether the user has starred the file. |
False
|
extra_body |
dict
|
Extra parameters for the request body. |
None
|
drive_client |
Resource
|
client connection to the Drive API used to create file. |
None
|
object_client |
Resource
|
optional domain client (e.g. SHEETS client) used by the created object. |
None
|
Returns the newly created pygsuite object.
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
delete()
¶
fetch_metadata(ignore_cache=False, fields=None)
¶
Metadata for the file, based on the files.get method. Default fields include kind, name, and mimetype. Additional fields available are found here: https://googleapis.github.io/google-api-python-client/docs/dyn/drive_v3.files.html#get
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
ignore_cache |
bool
|
whether to first look at the cached metadata. |
False
|
fields |
Optional[List[str]]
|
list of fields to return. Use ["*"] to return all. |
None
|
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
get_safe(name, exact_match=True, parent_folder_ids=None, mimetype=None, support_all_drives=True, extra_conditions=None, drive_client=None, object_client=None)
classmethod
¶
Get a file or create one if not found
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
str
|
The case-sensitive name of the file to search for. |
required |
exact_match |
bool
|
Whether to only match the given name exactly, or return any name containing the string. |
True
|
parent_folder_ids |
List[str]
|
The IDs of the parent folders which contain the file. |
None
|
mimetype |
Union[GoogleMimeType, str]
|
A specific Google Docs type to match. |
None
|
support_all_drives |
bool
|
Whether or not to search both My Drives and shared drives. |
True
|
extra_conditions |
Union[QueryString, QueryStringGroup]
|
Any additional queries to pass to the files search. |
None
|
drive_client |
Resource
|
client connection to the Drive API used to create file. |
None
|
object_client |
Resource
|
optional domain client (e.g. SHEETS client) used by the created object. |
None
|
Returns:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
An instantiated File object, or specific Google Docs type object, such as Spreadsheet, Presentation, or Document. |
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
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move(destination_folder_ids, current_folder_ids=None)
¶
Move the file from a current folder to a new folder. If no current folder is specified, the current folder ID is derived.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
destination_folder_id |
str
|
A list of the folder IDs to move the file to. |
required |
current_folder_id |
str
|
A list of the current folder IDs to remove the file from. |
required |
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
share(role, user=None, group=None, domain=None, anyone=False)
¶
Share the object with a provided permission with a user, group, domain, or everyone. More information on operations by role here: https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/ref-roles
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
role |
PermissionType
|
role identifying operations that can be performed. |
required |
user |
Optional[str]
|
a user to share the file with. |
None
|
group |
Optional[str]
|
a group to share the file with. |
None
|
domain |
Optional[str]
|
a domain for a given permission role. |
None
|
anyone |
bool
|
make the file accessible to anyone. |
False
|
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
upload(filepath, name=None, parent_folder_ids=None, mimetype=None, convert_to=None, starred=False, drive_client=None, object_client=None, **kwargs)
classmethod
¶
Method to upload a local file to Google Drive.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
filepath |
str
|
Filepath of the file to upload. |
required |
name |
str
|
Name of the file in Google Drive once uploaded. |
None
|
parent_folder_ids |
List[str]
|
The IDs of the parent folders which contain the file. If not specified as part of a create request, the file will be placed directly in the user's My Drive folder. |
None
|
mimetype |
Union[str, MimeType]
|
Specified type of the file to create. mimetype is automatically determined if not specified. |
None
|
convert_to |
str, GoogleDocFormat
|
Convert the upload file into a Google App file (e.g. CSV -> Google Sheet) |
None
|
starred |
bool
|
Whether the user has starred the file. |
False
|
drive_client |
Resource
|
client connection to the Drive API used to create file. |
None
|
object_client |
Resource
|
optional domain client (e.g. SHEETS client) used by the created object. |
None
|
Source code in pygsuite/drive/drive_object.py
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