Python script to download Google Calendar events

Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Felix Geller]

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Hi,

I wrote a Python script that [1] uses the GData API to download events
for your Google Calendar and prints them to a given org-file. It is a
very tiny script, but perhaps it is of use to other people as well.

Small disclaimer: I've tested this on Mac OS X only, using Python 2.7.2.

Let me know what you think :)


Cheers,
Felix

Footnotes:

[1] https://bitbucket.org/fgeller/gcal2org/src/8fa7d2b83ab3/gcal2org.py

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Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Felix Geller]

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Hi,

I wrote a Python script that [1] uses the GData API to download events
for your Google Calendar and prints them to a given org-file. It is a
very tiny script, but perhaps it is of use to other people as well.

Small disclaimer: I've tested this on Mac OS X only, using Python 2.7.2.

Let me know what you think :)


Cheers,
Felix

P.S.: Please excuse double posting if the first version does show up.

Footnotes:

[1] https://bitbucket.org/fgeller/gcal2org/src/8fa7d2b83ab3/gcal2org.py

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Re: Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Bastien]

Hi Felix,

Felix Geller <fgeller@gmail.com> writes:

> I wrote a Python script that [1] uses the GData API to download events
> for your Google Calendar and prints them to a given org-file. It is a
> very tiny script, but perhaps it is of use to other people as well.
>
> Small disclaimer: I've tested this on Mac OS X only, using Python
> 2.7.2.

This looks nice.  I've not tested it yet, I'm busy with the release.

Would you have any objection if I put this in this section of Worg:

  http://orgmode.org/worg/org-translators.html

?

Thanks!

-- 
 Bastien

Re: Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Felix Geller]

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Hi Bastien,

On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:38:22 +0200, Bastien <bzg@altern.org> wrote:

> This looks nice.  I've not tested it yet, I'm busy with the release.
> 
> Would you have any objection if I put this in this section of Worg:
> 
>   http://orgmode.org/worg/org-translators.html
> 
> ?

no, not at all :)


Cheers,
Felix


>
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
>  Bastien

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Re: Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Bastien]

Felix Geller <fgeller@gmail.com> writes:

> no, not at all :)

Okay, done.  Thanks a lot!

-- 
 Bastien

Re: Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Rasmus]

Hi Felix, 

Felix Geller <fgeller@gmail.com> writes:

> I wrote a Python script that [1] uses the GData API to download events
> for your Google Calendar and prints them to a given org-file. It is a
> very tiny script, but perhaps it is of use to other people as well.

Now I've had some time to play around with your script and it is very
nice and fast. I tingled a bit with it.

I (think) I have added support for other calendars using the
https://.*/private/full urls. I've also added a category.

Thus, one can specify gcal2org.py name@gpost.com file uri 

and if uri is left out it will work as your script. 

I have hosted the alternative script here:

  http://andromeda.kiwilight.com/~pank/gcal2org.txt (no .py allowed)
  http://andromeda.kiwilight.com/~pank/gcal2org.diff

The thing is, I don't know where you find these private/full urls in the
web-interface. I found them via Gdata. Optimally, it should just use
one of the urls from the web-interface.

Cheers,
Rasmus

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Sent from my Emacs

Re: Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Felix Geller]

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Hi Rasmus and list :)

Small updates:
 1. Integration of Rasmus' idea to support different calendars (thanks!)
 2. Support for publishing a new title of an event. 

The second one is a very limited form of sync'ing changes back to Google
Calendar, but suits my needs [2]. I updated the documentation to include
examples. Take a look if you're interested: http://goo.gl/rZU78


Cheers,
Felix


On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:59:34 +0200, Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> wrote:
> 
> Hi Felix, 
> 
> Felix Geller <fgeller@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > I wrote a Python script that [1] uses the GData API to download events
> > for your Google Calendar and prints them to a given org-file. It is a
> > very tiny script, but perhaps it is of use to other people as well.
> 
> Now I've had some time to play around with your script and it is very
> nice and fast. I tingled a bit with it.
> 
> I (think) I have added support for other calendars using the
> https://.*/private/full urls. I've also added a category.
> 
> Thus, one can specify gcal2org.py name@gpost.com file uri 
> 
> and if uri is left out it will work as your script. 
> 
> I have hosted the alternative script here:
> 
>   http://andromeda.kiwilight.com/~pank/gcal2org.txt (no .py allowed)
>   http://andromeda.kiwilight.com/~pank/gcal2org.diff
> 
> The thing is, I don't know where you find these private/full urls in the
> web-interface. I found them via Gdata. Optimally, it should just use
> one of the urls from the web-interface.
> 
> Cheers,
> Rasmus
> 
> -- 
> Sent from my Emacs
> 
>

Footnotes:

[2] I add a hook to toggling the TODO state of an entry, and invoke the
script to update the event title if applicable. There's an example in
the script.

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Re: Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Rasmus]

Hi Felix, 

Felix Geller <fgeller@gmail.com> writes:

> I wrote a Python script that [1] uses the GData API to download events
> for your Google Calendar and prints them to a given org-file. It is a
> very tiny script, but perhaps it is of use to other people as well.

Now I've had some time to play around with your script and it is very
nice and fast. I tingled a bit with it.

I (think) I have added support for other calendars using the
https://.*/private/full urls. I've also added a category.

Thus, one can specify gcal2org.py name@gpost.com file uri 

and if uri is left out it will work as your script. 

I have hosted the alternative script here:

  http://andromeda.kiwilight.com/~pank/gcal2org.txt (no .py allowed)
  http://andromeda.kiwilight.com/~pank/gcal2org.diff

The thing is, I don't know where you find these private/full urls in the
web-interface. I found them via Gdata. Optimally, it should just use
one of the urls from the web-interface.

Cheers,
Rasmus

-- 
Sent from my Emacs

Re: Python script to download Google Calendar events

[Torsten Wagner]

Hi Felix,

> Small disclaimer: I've tested this on Mac OS X only, using Python 2.7.2.

It took me a while to get the gpg part working but now its working nicely :)
I had to remove -no-tty for some reason.
getting from
authinfo = os.popen('gpg -q -no-tty -d ~/org/google_passwd.org.gpg').read()
to
authinfo = os.popen('gpg -q -d ~/org/google_passwd.org.gpg').read()

This is working under Arch-Linux, obvious after tweaking to use python2 
and not python3.

I will test if I could add the generated file to my agenda.

This would allow me to merge the google calendar with org.
Basically, I started to use the google calendar since most of the time I 
add events on my smartphone. Adding a quick event is, for now, much 
easier using the google calendar rather then trying to sync via 
org-mobile. I also appreciate the calendar view on small screens rather 
then a text-based view. A sync between org-mode and google events is not 
necessary as long as I stick with the way to add/change events only on 
my mobile phone. (but sure it would be awesome if there would be a real 
sync).

Lets see how it works out.

Totti