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#!/usr/bin/python
def poorMansConvert(di, inPath, outType, outPath):
from apiclient.http import MediaFileUpload
valid_output = [
'text/html','text/plain','application/rtf','application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text',\
'application/pdf','application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document',\
'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet','application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet',\
'image/jpeg','image/png','image/svg+xml','application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation'
]
if outType not in valid_output:
raise Exception("Out type not valid, use one of the following: %s" % ','.join(valid_output))
media_body = MediaFileUpload(inPath,resumable=True)
drive_file = di.files().insert(media_body=media_body, convert=True).execute()
file_id = drive_file['id']
if drive_file['exportLinks'].has_key(outType):
download_url = drive_file['exportLinks'][outType]
resp, content = di._http.request(download_url)
if resp.status == 200:
f = open(outPath,"w")
f.write(content)
f.close()
else:
raise Exception("Failed to download file: %s" % resp)
di.files().trash(fileId=file_id).execute()
else:
raise Exception("Output file type not compatible with input file, use one of the following: %s" % ','.join(drive_file['exportLinks'].keys()))
return content
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