gspread populate google spreadsheet from python no attribute 'update_acell'

Question

I'm stuckle all morning to fill a cell in a google spreadsheet from a python script. After running through a couple of out-dated tutorials I can open the spreadsheet, using this script

import gspread
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials
scope = ['https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds']

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name('Apps Script Execution APIxxxxxxx.json', scope)
c = gspread.authorize(credentials)
wks = c.open_by_key ('1rwPLv6jZBhPGpf38DO6MLxx......')

wks.update_acell('A2','abc')

I've tried serveral examples from different tuturials, but I can't find why keep give this error:

AttributeError: 'Spreadsheet' object has no attribute 'update_acell'

Anyone a suggestion?

Answer 1

Found the answer myself.

You need to define the worksheet as well (Use sheet1 instead of the self given name)

ws = wks.get_worksheet(1)

ws.update_acell('A2','abc')

If you select the wrong sheet or sheet what don't excists, you get an error like this. AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'update_acell'

UPDATE JULY 2016

If you have only 1 sheet you should use this:

import json
import gspread
from oauth2client.service_account import ServiceAccountCredentials

scope = ['https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds']

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name('YOUR_SECRET_AUTH_JSON_FILE_HERE.json', scope)

gc = gspread.authorize(credentials)


wks = gc.open("NAME OF YOUR SPREADSHEET")

ws = wks.get_worksheet(0)



ws.update_acell('A1','IT WORKS!')