How to upload and replace files in Google Drive with Python and Drive API

In this tutorial, we will learn how to use Python and Google Drive API to upload and replace existing files in Google drive.

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▶ Timestamp
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Create the Python script
02:09 - Upload a file using Drive File Upload method
06:29 - Replace a file using Drive File Update method

#DriveAPI #Python #GoogleAPI

[purDvotion]

Thanks for putting this content online and for explaining every step; top quality content! 🎉

[markdowicz]

This is so helpful. I was struggling to update existing files in Google Drive. Your videos are so awesome keep it up!

[Patronesofly]

Can you use multiple scopes like drive and sheets

[boosterfnbr]

thanks for this great vid, but is there any opertunity to get the file name variable, so that I dont always have to change the name of the file I want to upload in the Java script?

[lkhhoe]

Thanks for the solution! I was wondering the overwrite issue from your previous video
[Google Drive API in Python | Upload Files]

[MatheusHenrique-gbis]

Hi thank you for the tutorial! It is possible to move file between folders using drive API?

[TheLmfao]

How would I upload a file from a different path than my project. Could I specify the full path in the MediaFileUpload

[srishtijain]

what if i just want to give the error if we try to upload the file with existing name?

[jmsolorzano]

Hi Jie...!
Excellent tutorial. I need to find some file and get de id_file. I only have the name of the file. Can I do this with Google drive API?

[jyrkinummela]

When trying to pip install googleapiclient, I get a message: ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement googleapiclient.http (from versions: none)

[zynex]

I would like to upload a complete folder. It would be possible? I had some ideas on how to do it... But there might be something more practical to do.

[tusharshivan]

"from Google import Create_Service" not working. Saying ModuleError: No Module named Google. please help

[hoanghimself]

when i get to the localhost part, the website just refuse to connect, what do i do ?

[adityanagpal]

client-secret.json file, how I create this, Please let us know the json structure, how we can get this??

[anphan]

why i can't run this: from Google import Create_Service
i had run pip install google
help me :((

[Patronesofly]

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'Google'

[Enzo-xwhj]

is it possible to overwrite the file instead of replacement? by uploading the same file does not overwrite the file and does anyone know why is it like this?