(Chilkat2-Python) Google Translate Text

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

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# IMPORTANT: 
# Don't forget you need to 1st enable the Cloud Translation API in your Google Developers Console at https://console.cloud.google.com
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
# This example loads the JSON access token file 
jsonToken = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json")
if (success != True):
    print("Failed to load _googleTranslate.json")
    sys.exit()

http = chilkat2.Http()

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#     "q": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.",
#     "source": "en",
#     "target": "es",
#     "format": "text"
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
# The following code creates the JSON request body.
json.UpdateString("q","The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.")
json.UpdateString("source","en")
json.UpdateString("target","es")
json.UpdateString("format","text")

json.EmitCompact = False
print(json.Emit())

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://translation.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
resp.GetBodyJson(jResp)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "data": {
#     "translations": [
#       {
#         "translatedText": "El zorro r�pida salt� sobre el perro perezoso."
#       }
#     ]
#   }
# }

i = 0
n = jResp.SizeOfArray("data.translations")
while i < n :
    jResp.I = i
    translatedText = jResp.StringOf("data.translations[i].translatedText")
    print(translatedText)
    i = i + 1