I have been trying to write to google sheets, I have been able to do so, but instead of amending and adding more and more data, I would like the data to be overwritten(erased and replaced in the same location) I'm using python and though it's not important...a R-PI.
# import many libraries
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import print_function
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from httplib2 import Http
from oauth2client import file, client, tools
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials
#import bme280
import datetime
# My Spreadsheet ID ... See google documentation on how to derive this
MY_SPREADSHEET_ID = '...............someID.....................'
def update_sheet(sheetname, my_list):
"""update_sheet method:
appends a row of a sheet in the spreadsheet with the
the latest temperature, pressure and humidity sensor data
"""
# authentication, authorization step
SCOPES = 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets'
creds = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(
'client_secret.json', SCOPES)
service = build('sheets', 'v4', http=creds.authorize(Http()))
# Call the Sheets API, append the next row of sensor data
# values is the array of rows we are updating, its a single row
values = [ [ str(datetime.datetime.now()), my_list ] ]
body={'values': my_list}
result = service.spreadsheets().values().append(
spreadsheetId=MY_SPREADSHEET_ID,
range = 'PCEM SHT.1' +'!A2:A7',
valueInputOption = 'RAW',
body=body).execute()
def main():
my_list = [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd'], ['e', 'f'], ['g', 'h']]
update_sheet("PCEM SHT.1", my_list)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()