Python Google API writing to Google Sheet

Question

I'm having trouble writing to Google Sheets using python and the Google API. Here is the code:

import httplib2
import os

from apiclient import discovery
from oauth2client import client
from oauth2client import tools
from oauth2client.file import Storage

try:
    import argparse
    flags = argparse.ArgumentParser(parents=[tools.argparser]).parse_args()
except ImportError:
    flags = None

# If modifying these scopes, delete your previously saved credentials
# at ~/.credentials/sheets.googleapis.com-python-quickstart.json
SCOPES = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets'
#this scope allows reading and writing to the sheet
CLIENT_SECRET_FILE = 'client_secret.json'
APPLICATION_NAME = 'Google Sheets API Python Quickstart'


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,
        'sheets.googleapis.com-python-quickstart.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)
        else: # Needed only for compatibility with Python 2.6
            credentials = tools.run(flow, store)
        print('Storing credentials to ' + credential_path)
    return credentials

def main():
"""Shows basic usage of the Sheets API.

Creates a Sheets API service object and prints the names and majors of
students in a sample spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/\
    1ksrW3mUJvPJkmv1HZyWC9Ma1Fbe1cX0CDegSjW2yIAY
"""
    credentials = get_credentials()
    http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
    discoveryUrl = ('https://sheets.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?'
                'version=v4')
    service = discovery.build('sheets', 'v4', http=http,
                          discoveryServiceUrl=discoveryUrl)

    spreadsheetId = '1ksrW3mUJvPJkmv1HZyWC9Ma1Fbe1cX0CDegSjW2yIAY'
    #see also https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/guides/values
    #https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/samples/writing
    PUT https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/\
    spreadsheets/d/spreadsheetId/values/\
    sheet1!A1:D5?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED
        values = {
        "range": "'Main'!A1:D5",
        "majorDimension": "ROWS",
        "values": [
        ["Item", "Cost", "Stocked", "Ship Date"],
        ["Wheel", "$20.50", "4", "3/1/2016"],   #new row
        ["Door", "$15", "2", "3/15/2016"],
        ["Engine", "$100", "1", "30/20/2016"],
        ["Totals", "=SUM(B2:B4)", "=SUM(C2:C4)", "=MAX(D2:D4)"]
        ],
    }
    result = service.spreadsheets().values().update(
    spreadsheetId=spreadsheet_id, range=range_name,
    valueInputOption=value_input_option, body=body).execute()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

I have quickstart.py working retrieving data from my sheet. https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/web/quickstart/python

The sheet is clear.

The error message is:

PUT https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/spreadsheets/\
d/spreadsheetId/values/sheet1!A1:D5?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED
            ^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Answer 1

How about modifying main() to the following script?

You can see the detail information of spreadsheets.values.update at here.

def main():
    credentials = get_credentials()
    http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
    discoveryUrl = ('https://sheets.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?'
                    'version=v4')
    service = discovery.build('sheets', 'v4', http=http,
                              discoveryServiceUrl=discoveryUrl)

    spreadsheet_id = '1ksrW3mUJvPJkmv1HZyWC9Ma1Fbe1cX0CDegSjW2yIAY'
    range_name = 'Main!A1:D5'
    body = {
        "majorDimension": "ROWS",
        "values": [
            ["Item", "Cost", "Stocked", "Ship Date"],
            ["Wheel", "$20.50", "4", "3/1/2016"],  # new row
            ["Door", "$15", "2", "3/15/2016"],
            ["Engine", "$100", "1", "30/20/2016"],
            ["Totals", "=SUM(B2:B4)", "=SUM(C2:C4)", "=MAX(D2:D4)"]
        ],
    }
    result = service.spreadsheets().values().update(
        spreadsheetId=spreadsheet_id,
        range=range_name,
        body=body,
        valueInputOption='USER_ENTERED'
    ).execute()
    print(result)