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I am trying to upload a file to my Google drive, the code below works. How can I specify to which folder to upload to i.e drive---shared with me--csvFolder

from pydrive.auth import GoogleAuth from pydrive.drive import GoogleDrive gauth = GoogleAuth() gauth.LocalWebserverAuth() drive = GoogleDrive(gauth) file2 = drive.CreateFile() file2.SetContentFile('new_test.csv') file2.Upload()
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  • You want to upload a file to the specific folder in your Google Drive using pydrive.

If my understanding is correct, how about this modification?

From:

file2 = drive.CreateFile()

To:

file2 = drive.CreateFile({'parents': [{'id': '### folder ID ###'}]})
  • Please set the folder ID like above.

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If this was not the result you want, I apologize.

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When you want to upload a file to the specific folder from the folder name, how about this modification?

From:

file2 = drive.CreateFile() file2.SetContentFile('new_test.csv') file2.Upload()

To:

folderName = '###' # Please set the folder name. folders = drive.ListFile( {'q': "title='" + folderName + "' and mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder' and trashed=false"}).GetList() for folder in folders: if folder['title'] == folderName: file2 = drive.CreateFile({'parents': [{'id': folder['id']}]}) file2.SetContentFile('new_test.csv') file2.Upload()

Alternative to get folder ID

You can use the following snippet to print files and or folders ID

fileList = drive.ListFile({'q': "'root' in parents and trashed=false"}).GetList() for file in fileList: print('Title: %s, ID: %s' % (file['title'], file['id'])) # Get the folder ID that you want if(file['title'] == "To Share"): fileID = file['id']
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how do I get the id for the folder?
@programmerwiz32 I proposed one more modification. In this modification, the file can be uploaded to the specific folder using the folder name. Could you please confirm it?
thanks it works,Is there a way to stop google from poping up the login page when I run code (my account is logged in already) i.e choosing google account and then allow access?
@programmerwiz32 Thank you for replying. I'm glad your issue was resolved. About your new issue, unfortunately, I couldn't replicate your situation. I apologize for this situation. So can you post it by including more information as new question? By this, users including me can think of your situation. I would like to confirm your situation. If you can cooperate to resolve your issue, I'm glad.
@programmerwiz32 Thank you for your response. By the way, what is the tag?
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