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Credentials matching the Google Calendar API Python quickstart

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
28/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
api, authentication

Research direction

Read the linked Google Calendar API Python quickstart and inspect the Ruby library's authentication classes to determine whether the Desktop App credentials JSON is supported. Done means providing a documented usage path or clearly recording that the credential format is incompatible.

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Description

Hi there,

I'm trying to rework a script from back in the OOB auth days.
I noticed that there is a python calendar quickstart that is very similar to the activities I'd like to perform.

https://developers.google.com/workspace/calendar/api/quickstart/python?hl=en

It works great out of the box using a JSON file with credentials for a "Desktop App".

Can I use this credentials JSON file with one of the auth classes that come with this Ruby library? If so, how?

Thanks,
Chris

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