pyDrive

Python command line tool for simple google drive management, using Python Google Drive api. tool features:

• upload files
• download files

google API docs

prequsities

• pipenv
• google account
• GCP cloud project(details)
• Enabled Drive API (details)
• OAuth2 client ID credential (with .json file)(details)
• Test users For Google Oauth Api defined In Google Console(details)

Usage

Enable pipenv:

cd pyDrive/
$ pipenv shell
$ (pyDrive) pipenv install 

See availible options running following command:

$ python3 pyDrive.py -h

Get files from google drive:

$ python3 pyDrive.py --credentials < credentials >.json  \ 
                     --download \
                     --files <files to download> \
                     --destination < download folder >

upload a file to google drive:

pyDrive.py --credentials < credentials >.json \
           --upload \
           --files <files to upload> \
           --destination < dirve upload folder>

At first run google will ask you to grant access for application:

$ python3 pyDrive.py ...
Please visit this URL to authorize this application: <url>

follow the link to authorize the application.
This autorization is a one time event, unless you change/update token.json file

Known Issues:

1. pyDrive.py will only upload to existing folder it does not create one ad-hoc, if provided folder do not exist it it will result in error.
2. Uploading the same file in the same directory once again will result in error.