Python Google Drive: Create Team Drive

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Creates a new Team Drive.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/teamdrives/create

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()

rest.AddQueryParam("requestId","209bb440-c889-11e7-abc4-cec278b6b50a")

#  The following code creates the JSON request body.
#  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
jsonReq = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonReq.UpdateString("name","Project Archipelago")
jsonReq.UpdateString("themeId","lighthouse")

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

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

sbJson = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/drive/v3/teamdrives",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")
id = json.stringOf("id")
name = json.stringOf("name")

print("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Request Body

{
  "name": "Project Archipelago",
  "themeId": "lighthouse"
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "drive#teamDrive",
  "id": "0ANKf-53y-eUWUk9PVA",
  "name": "Project Archipelago"
}