Python: Copy a file in google drive into a specific folder

Question

I'm making a spreadsheet that I need to reset every single week, I'm trying to use the PyDrive API to make a copy of the file, which works perfectly with the code below.

My problem is that i cant specify which folder I want to save the copy in. I would like to have a folder called "archive" which contains all my backups. Is this possible, using PyDrive and if so, how? Thanks!

## Create a new Document in Google Drive
from pydrive.auth import GoogleAuth
from pydrive.drive import GoogleDrive
gauth = GoogleAuth()
gauth.LocalWebserverAuth()
drive = GoogleDrive(gauth)
folder = "########"
title = "Copy of my other file"
file = "############"
drive.auth.service.files().copy(fileId=file,
                           body={"parents": [{"kind": "drive#fileLink",
                                 "id": folder}], 'title': title}).execute()

I'm pretty sure you __are__ specifying the destination folder with `body={"parents":[...]}`. — Aran-Fey, May 09 '17 at 09:17
I am working on similar things , but copy the entire folder to another folder — Luk Aron, Aug 12 '21 at 14:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '17 at 09:37

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Thanks to the comment from @Rawing I figured it out. It was specified in the "folder" variable

answered May 09 '17 at 09:37

Søren Eriksen

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Python: Copy a file in google drive into a specific folder

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