(Chilkat2-Python) Create Google Photos Album

Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# Get the previously obtained access token.
# See Get Google Photos Access Token.

jsonToken = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

http = chilkat2.Http()

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

# Create an album named "animals"
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("album.title","animals")

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Show the response body.
print(resp.BodyStr)

# Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
print("response status code: " + str(resp.StatusCode))

json.Load(resp.BodyStr)

# Sample response:

# {
#   "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
#   "title": "animals",
#   "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
#   "isWriteable": true
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

id = json.StringOf("id")
title = json.StringOf("title")
productUrl = json.StringOf("productUrl")
isWriteable = json.BoolOf("isWriteable")

print("id = " + id)