# googlearchive/PyDrive

Google Drive API Python wrapper library

Repository: https://github.com/googlearchive/PyDrive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pydrive
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: gsuite, google-drive, python
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-06-24T05:24:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4765, "days_push": 1896, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1311, forks 271 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.085195+00:00)

## What it is
PyDrive is a Python wrapper library around google-api-python-client that simplifies common Google Drive API tasks like OAuth2 authentication and file upload/download. It is officially deprecated and no longer maintained, with PyDrive2 suggested as an active fork.

## Use cases
- upload and download files to Google Drive from Python
- authenticate with Google Drive using OAuth2 in a few lines
- manage Google Drive files and folders programmatically
- wrap Google Drive API calls in an object-oriented interface
- automate Google Drive file syncing in scripts

## When to choose
- you are maintaining legacy code already built on PyDrive
- you need a simple, well-documented wrapper for basic Drive operations in an old project

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use PyDrive2 or google-api-python-client directly
- you need bug fixes, security updates, or long-term support
- you need support for newer Google Drive API features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: auth, http-client, sdk
- domain: apis, developer-tools, files
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: google-drive, oauth2, deprecated, google-api, file-management, cloud-storage

## Member repositories
- googlearchive/PyDrive (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.085195+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:49:49.730526+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/googlearchive/PyDrive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.085195+00:00, sha 880519d06f0b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.