Forums

Google api

I have been trying to learn how to use the google api for calendar integration. I had the quickstart example working last night as per the link below (except I had to build the credentials on my own computer).

https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/quickstart/python

This morning I am getting the error "ImportError: cannot import name 'build'". I have tried updating the modules but still the same responce. Has something changed, am I missing something, or have I inadvertantly messed up (I am fairly sure it is exactly the same code I am running this morning as last night)?

Cheers,

Adam

aj020883 | 3 posts | Aug. 20, 2018, 7:34 a.m. | permalink

What command did you use to install the upgraded Google API modules? What did it print out?

Staff giles | 11800 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Aug. 20, 2018, 10:53 a.m. | permalink

Hi Giles, thanks for getting back to me.

I used the following to upgrade the modules:

pip3.6 install --upgrade google-api-python-client oauth2client

and the output I get is:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "quickstart.py", line 3, in <module>
    from googleapiclient.discovery import build
  File "/home/aj020883/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/googleapiclient/discovery.py", line 32, in <module>
    from six.moves import http_client
  File "/home/aj020883/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 92, in __get__
    result = self._resolve()
  File "/home/aj020883/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 115, in _resolve
    return _import_module(self.mod)
  File "/home/aj020883/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 82, in _import_module
    __import__(name)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/http/client.py", line 71, in <module>
    import email.parser
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/email/parser.py", line 12, in <module>
    from email.feedparser import FeedParser, BytesFeedParser
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/email/feedparser.py", line 27, in <module>
    from email._policybase import compat32
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/email/_policybase.py", line 9, in <module>
    from email.utils import _has_surrogates
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/email/utils.py", line 33, in <module>
    from email._parseaddr import quote
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/email/_parseaddr.py", line 16, in <module>
    import time, calendar
  File "/home/aj020883/mealplanner/calendar.py", line 3, in <module>
    from googleapiclient.discovery import build
ImportError: cannot import name 'build

any ideas where i am going wrong?

Cheers,

Adam

aj020883 | 3 posts | Aug. 20, 2018, 11:24 a.m. | permalink

I have got it working now. I had put a file called 'calendar.py' in the same folder as what I was trying to run which broke it.

Cheers,

Adam

aj020883 | 3 posts | Aug. 20, 2018, 11:28 a.m. | permalink

Ah, that would explain it! Glad you worked it out.

Staff giles | 11800 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Aug. 20, 2018, 1:56 p.m. | permalink