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Error: The 'filter' query option must be provided.

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the example in docs/drives_samples.md under “List all the items in a drive,” then reproduce the request and inspect the resulting error. Compare the documented request with the SDK and Graph API behavior; done means the example either works as documented or clearly identifies the required documentation or SDK change.

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Description

status:waiting-for-triage type:bug
Describe the bug

This is a dupe of https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python/issues/365 which was closed, seemingly without any explanation.

I'm following the example from the docs here and it gives the following error:

The 'filter' query option must be provided.

Several users have pointed it out (ref), could someone please respond?

Expected behavior

List of drive items should be returned.

How to reproduce

From the docs:
https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-python/blob/main/docs/drives_samples.md#3-list-all-the-items-in-a-drive-get-drivesiditems

SDK Version

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Latest version known to work for scenario above?

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Known Workarounds

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Debug output
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