Python Google Calendar: Update (Patch) a Calendar Entry

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Updates an entry on the user's calendar list.
This example updates the "summary" for the calendar having the ID = "chilkatcloud.com_su2u8trmo6rlq2jh6cr9hb032o@group.calendar.google.com". The new summary will be "Party Calendar".

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/v3/reference/calendarList/patch


import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

#   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
oauth2 = chilkat.CkOAuth2()
oauth2.put_AccessToken("OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN")
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,True,True)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  The following code creates the JSON request body.
#  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
jsonReq = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonReq.UpdateString("summary","Party Calendar")

sbReq = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq)

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

sbJson = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("PATCH","/calendar/v3/calendars/chilkatcloud.com_su2u8trmo6rlq2jh6cr9hb032o@group.calendar.google.com",sbReq,sbJson)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200):
    print("Received error response code: " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))
    print("Response body:")
    print(sbJson.getAsString())
    sys.exit()

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.LoadSb(sbJson)

#  The following code parses the JSON response.
#  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.

kind = json.stringOf("kind")
etag = json.stringOf("etag")
id = json.stringOf("id")
summary = json.stringOf("summary")
timeZone = json.stringOf("timeZone")

print("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Request Body

{  
"summary": "Party Calendar" 
}



  

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "calendar#calendar",
  "etag": "\"BKjXnZpXR6E5ueFWG3UJk-2POYg/jcCkAVFAjoCovUbrUQlnks64qfY\"",
  "id": "chilkatcloud.com_su2u8trmo6rlq2jh6cr9hb032o@group.calendar.google.com",
  "summary": "Party Calendar",
  "timeZone": "UTC"
}