Monkey patch gdata.server

MonkeyPatchExample.py

# BEGIN MONKEY PATCH! 
# This works around a gdata issue with the 'new-style' google sheets.
# Specifically working around this issue: 
#     https://code.google.com/p/gdata-python-client/issues/detail?id=692
# Once api and gdata are fixed this should be removed.
import gdata.service
oldpp = gdata.service.GDataService.PostOrPut
def newpp(self, verb, *args, **kw):
    if verb == 'PUT' or (verb == 'POST' and 
            type(args[0]).__name__ != 'SpreadsheetsWorksheet'):
        if not kw.get('extra_headers'):
            kw['extra_headers'] = { 'If-Match': '*' }
        else:
            kw['extra_headers']['If-Match'] = '*'
    return oldpp(self, verb, *args, **kw)
gdata.service.GDataService.PostOrPut = newpp
# END MONKEY PATCH!