Python Google Drive: Make a Copy of a File

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Makes a copy of a file. The name and description of the copy is provided in the JSON body of the request.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/files/copy

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("supportsTeamDrives","true")

#  The following code creates the JSON request body.
#  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
jsonReq = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonReq.UpdateString("name","penguins2.jpg")
jsonReq.UpdateString("description","resized and edited by Matt")

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

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

sbJson = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/drive/v3/files/1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl/copy",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")
mimeType = json.stringOf("mimeType")
teamDriveId = json.stringOf("teamDriveId")

print("Example Completed.")

Sample JSON Request Body

{
    "name": "penguins2.jpg",
    "description": "resized and edited by Matt"
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "drive#file",
  "id": "1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX",
  "name": "penguins2.jpg",
  "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
  "teamDriveId": "0AEd3EhGff2SaUk9PVA"
}