Making an standalone (non-web) app which utilizes Google Drive API for multi-platform data synchronization. During OAuth2 authentication (oauth2client.tools.run_flow), web browser does not respond (= issue) sometimes after user's consent. (When such issue happens, by refreshing the web page, the authorization is returned with no problem, but I think the user might just feel it is frozen.) This happens for Mac OS Catalina, Windows 10 and iOS 14. Using Python 3.7.6 + Kivy.
I can reproduce my issue even with the standard sample code (The code used here is just a slight modification of Google Drive example on Github, from https://github.com/dtsvetkov1/Google-Drive-sync). In the code,
credentials = tools.run_flow(flow, store, flags=None)
opens user consent screen on the web browser like this pic (press here for the image) Pressing "Allow" button, the browser returns redirect to localhost and the app finishes the oauth2 authentication in the case of normal operation. However, sometimes the browser keep waiting, time outs and authentication fails. Before time out, if I refresh the web page, the browser returns redirect to localhost, just like no issue has happened.
I followed the instruction (https://medium.com/swlh/google-drive-api-with-python-part-i-set-up-credentials-1f729cb0372b) to enable Google Drive API, set up OAuth2 client ID, created client_secret.json on the Google developer console and stored the json file in the current folder.
I also tried
flow = OAuth2WebServerFlow(client_id=App.s.ClientID,
client_secret=ClientSecret,
scope=SCOPES,
redirect_uri="urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob:auto"
)
but the same result. Any idea how to solve this problem?
#!/usr/bin/python3
"""Example cooment to make pylint stop giving me errors."""
import datetime
import hashlib
import mimetypes
import time
import os
import httplib2
from apiclient import discovery
from oauth2client import client
from oauth2client import tools
# from oauth2client.tools import run
from oauth2client.file import Storage
from apiclient.http import MediaFileUpload
# Import our folder uploading script
# import initial_upload
# If modifying these scopes, delete your previously saved credentials
# at ~/.credentials/drive-python-quickstart.json
SCOPES = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive']
CLIENT_SECRET_FILE = 'client_secret.json'
APPLICATION_NAME = 'Drive Sync'
# Declare full path to folder and folder name
# FULL_PATH = r'PUT YOUR FULL FOLDER PATH HERE'
FULL_PATH = APPPATH = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), '..'))
DIR_NAME = 'testgdrive'
# Or simply
# DIR_NAME = FULL_PATH.split('/')[-1]
# Don't really need it here
GOOGLE_MIME_TYPES = {
'application/vnd.google-apps.document':
'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',
# 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text',
'application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet':
'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet',
# 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet',
'application/vnd.google-apps.presentation':
'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation'
# 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation'
}
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder': '',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.form': 'application/pdf',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.fusiontable': '',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.map': 'application/pdf',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.photo': 'image/jpeg',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.file': '',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.sites': '',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.unknown': '',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.video': '',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.audio': '',
# 'application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk': ''
# 'application/octet-stream': 'text/plain'
def folder_upload(service):
'''Uploads folder and all it's content (if it doesnt exists)
in root folder.
Args:
items: List of folders in root path on Google Drive.
service: Google Drive service instance.
Returns:
Dictionary, where keys are folder's names
and values are id's of these folders.
'''
parents_id = {}
for root, _, files in os.walk(FULL_PATH, topdown=True):
last_dir = root.split('/')[-1]
pre_last_dir = root.split('/')[-2]
if pre_last_dir not in parents_id.keys():
pre_last_dir = []
else:
pre_last_dir = parents_id[pre_last_dir]
folder_metadata = {'name': last_dir,
'parents': [pre_last_dir],
'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'}
create_folder = service.files().create(body=folder_metadata,
fields='id').execute()
folder_id = create_folder.get('id', [])
for name in files:
file_metadata = {'name': name, 'parents': [folder_id]}
media = MediaFileUpload(
os.path.join(root, name),
mimetype=mimetypes.MimeTypes().guess_type(name)[0])
service.files().create(body=file_metadata,
media_body=media,
fields='id').execute()
parents_id[last_dir] = folder_id
return parents_id
def check_upload(service):
"""Checks if folder is already uploaded,
and if it's not, uploads it.
Args:
service: Google Drive service instance.
Returns:
ID of uploaded folder, full path to this folder on computer.
"""
results = service.files().list(
pageSize=100,
q="'root' in parents and trashed != True and \
mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder'").execute()
items = results.get('files', [])
# Check if folder exists, and then create it or get this folder's id.
if DIR_NAME in [item['name'] for item in items]:
folder_id = [item['id']for item in items
if item['name'] == DIR_NAME][0]
else:
parents_id = folder_upload(service)
folder_id = parents_id[DIR_NAME]
return folder_id, FULL_PATH
def get_credentials():
"""Gets valid user credentials from storage.
If nothing has been stored, or if the stored credentials are invalid,
the OAuth2 flow is completed to obtain the new credentials.
Returns:
Credentials, the obtained credential.
"""
home_dir = os.path.expanduser('~')
credential_dir = os.path.join(home_dir, '.credentials')
if not os.path.exists(credential_dir):
os.makedirs(credential_dir)
credential_path = os.path.join(credential_dir,
'drive-python-sync.json')
store = Storage(credential_path)
credentials = store.get()
if not credentials or credentials.invalid:
flow = client.flow_from_clientsecrets(CLIENT_SECRET_FILE, SCOPES)
flow.user_agent = APPLICATION_NAME
# if flags:
credentials = tools.run_flow(flow, store, flags=None)
# else: # Needed only for compatibility with Python 2.6
# flags = None
# credentials = tools.run_flow(flow, store, flags)
print('Storing credentials to ', credential_path)
return credentials
def get_tree(folder_name, tree_list, root, parents_id, service):
"""Gets folder tree relative paths.
Recursively gets through subfolders, remembers their names ad ID's.
Args:
folder_name: Name of folder, initially
name of parent folder string.
folder_id: ID of folder, initially ID of parent folder.
tree_list: List of relative folder paths, initially
empy list.
root: Current relative folder path, initially empty string.
parents_id: Dictionary with pairs of {key:value} like
{folder's name: folder's Drive ID}, initially empty dict.
service: Google Drive service instance.
Returns:
List of folder tree relative folder paths.
"""
folder_id = parents_id[folder_name]
results = service.files().list(
pageSize=1000,
q=("%r in parents and \
mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'and \
trashed != True" % folder_id)).execute()
items = results.get('files', [])
root += folder_name + os.path.sep
for item in items:
parents_id[item['name']] = item['id']
tree_list.append(root + item['name'])
folder_id = [i['id'] for i in items
if i['name'] == item['name']][0]
folder_name = item['name']
get_tree(folder_name, tree_list,
root, parents_id, service)
def by_lines(input_str):
"""Helps Sort items by the number of slashes in it.
Returns:
Number of slashes in string.
"""
return input_str.count(os.path.sep)
def main():
"""Syncronizes computer folder with Google Drive folder.
Checks files if they exist, uploads new files and subfolders,
deletes old files from Google Drive and refreshes existing stuff.
"""
credentials = get_credentials()
http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
service = discovery.build('drive', 'v3', http=http)
# Get id of Google Drive folder and it's path (from other script)
# folder_id, full_path = initial_upload.check_upload(service)
folder_id, full_path = check_upload(service)
folder_name = full_path.split(os.path.sep)[-1]
tree_list = []
root = ''
parents_id = {}
parents_id[folder_name] = folder_id
get_tree(folder_name, tree_list, root, parents_id, service)
os_tree_list = []
root_len = len(full_path.split(os.path.sep)[0:-2])
# Get list of folders three paths on computer
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(full_path, topdown=True):
for name in dirs:
var_path = (os.path.sep).join(
root.split(os.path.sep)[root_len + 1:])
os_tree_list.append(os.path.join(var_path, name))
# old folders on drive
remove_folders = list(set(tree_list).difference(set(os_tree_list)))
# new folders on drive, which you dont have(i suppose hehe)
upload_folders = list(set(os_tree_list).difference(set(tree_list)))
# foldes that match
exact_folders = list(set(os_tree_list).intersection(set(tree_list)))
# Add starting directory
exact_folders.append(folder_name)
# Sort uploadable folders
# so now in can be upload from top to down of tree
upload_folders = sorted(upload_folders, key=by_lines)
# Here we upload new (abcent on Drive) folders
for folder_dir in upload_folders:
var = os.path.join(full_path.split(os.path.sep)[0:-1]) + os.path.sep
variable = var + folder_dir
last_dir = folder_dir.split(os.path.sep)[-1]
pre_last_dir = folder_dir.split(os.path.sep)[-2]
files = [f for f in os.listdir(variable)
if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(variable, f))]
folder_metadata = {'name': last_dir,
'parents': [parents_id[pre_last_dir]],
'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'}
create_folder = service.files().create(
body=folder_metadata, fields='id').execute()
folder_id = create_folder.get('id', [])
parents_id[last_dir] = folder_id
for os_file in files:
some_metadata = {'name': os_file, 'parents': [folder_id]}
os_file_mimetype = mimetypes.MimeTypes().guess_type(
os.path.join(variable, os_file))[0]
media = MediaFileUpload(os.path.join(variable, os_file),
mimetype=os_file_mimetype)
upload_this = service.files().create(body=some_metadata,
media_body=media,
fields='id').execute()
upload_this = upload_this.get('id', [])
# Check files in existed folders and replace them
# with newer versions if needed
for folder_dir in exact_folders:
var = (os.path.sep).join(full_path.split(
os.path.sep)[0:-1]) + os.path.sep
variable = var + folder_dir
last_dir = folder_dir.split(os.path.sep)[-1]
# print(last_dir, folder_dir)
os_files = [f for f in os.listdir(variable)
if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(variable, f))]
results = service.files().list(
pageSize=1000, q=('%r in parents and \
mimeType!="application/vnd.google-apps.folder" and \
trashed != True' % parents_id[last_dir]),
fields="files(id, name, mimeType, \
modifiedTime, md5Checksum)").execute()
items = results.get('files', [])
refresh_files = [f for f in items if f['name'] in os_files]
remove_files = [f for f in items if f['name'] not in os_files]
upload_files = [f for f in os_files
if f not in [j['name']for j in items]]
# Check files that exist both on Drive and on PC
for drive_file in refresh_files:
file_dir = os.path.join(variable, drive_file['name'])
file_time = os.path.getmtime(file_dir)
mtime = [f['modifiedTime']
for f in items if f['name'] == drive_file['name']][0]
mtime = datetime.datetime.strptime(
mtime[:-2], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f")
drive_time = time.mktime(mtime.timetuple())
# print(drive_file['name'])
# if file['mimeType'] in GOOGLE_MIME_TYPES.keys():
# print(file['name'], file['mimeType'])
# print()
os_file_md5 = hashlib.md5(open(file_dir, 'rb').read()).hexdigest()
if 'md5Checksum' in drive_file.keys():
# print(1, file['md5Checksum'])
drive_md5 = drive_file['md5Checksum']
# print(2, os_file_md5)
else:
# print('No hash')
drive_md5 = None
# print(drive_md5 != os_file_md5)
if (file_time > drive_time) or (drive_md5 != os_file_md5):
file_id = [f['id'] for f in items
if f['name'] == drive_file['name']][0]
file_mime = [f['mimeType'] for f in items
if f['name'] == drive_file['name']][0]
# File's new content.
# file_mime = mimetypes.MimeTypes().guess_type(file_dir)[0]
file_metadata = {'name': drive_file['name'],
'parents': [parents_id[last_dir]]}
# media_body = MediaFileUpload(file_dir, mimetype=filemime)
media_body = MediaFileUpload(file_dir, mimetype=file_mime)
# print('I am HERE, ', )
service.files().update(fileId=file_id,
media_body=media_body,
fields='id').execute()
# Remove old files from Drive
for drive_file in remove_files:
file_id = [f['id'] for f in items
if f['name'] == drive_file['name']][0]
service.files().delete(fileId=file_id).execute()
# Upload new files on Drive
for os_file in upload_files:
file_dir = os.path.join(variable, os_file)
# File's new content.
filemime = mimetypes.MimeTypes().guess_type(file_dir)[0]
file_metadata = {'name': os_file,
'parents': [parents_id[last_dir]]}
media_body = MediaFileUpload(file_dir, mimetype=filemime)
service.files().create(body=file_metadata,
media_body=media_body,
fields='id').execute()
remove_folders = sorted(remove_folders, key=by_lines, reverse=True)
# Delete old folders from Drive
for folder_dir in remove_folders:
var = (os.path.sep).join(full_path.split(
os.path.sep)[0:-1]) + os.path.sep
variable = var + folder_dir
last_dir = folder_dir.split('/')[-1]
folder_id = parents_id[last_dir]
service.files().delete(fileId=folder_id).execute()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
In the current stage, it seems that the issue depends on the browser. For example,
Although I think that this issue might be resolved in the future update, as the current answer, it is considered that the issue depends on the browser.