sync_ics2gcal

Python scripts for sync .ics file with Google calendar

Installation

To install from PyPI with pip, run:

pip install sync-ics2gcal

Or download source code and install using poetry:

# install poetry
pip install poetry
# install project and deps to virtualenv
poetry install
# run
poetry run sync-ics2gcal

Configuration

Create application in Google API Console

1. Create a new project: console.developers.google.com/project
2. Choose the new project from the top right project dropdown (only if another project is selected)
3. In the project Dashboard, choose "Library"
4. Find and Enable "Google Calendar API"
5. In the project Dashboard, choose "Credentials"
6. In the "Service Accounts" group, click to "Manage service accounts"
7. Click "Create service account"
8. Choose service account name and ID
9. Go back to "Service Accounts" group in "Credentials"
10. Edit service account and click "Create key", choose JSON and download key file.

Create working directory

For example: /home/user/myfolder.

1. Save service account key in file service-account.json.
2. Download sample config and save to file config.yml. For example:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/b4tman/sync_ics2gcal/develop/sample-config.yml -O config.yml

3. (Optional) Place source .ics file, my-calendar.ics for example.

Configuration parameters

• start_from - start date:
  • full format datetime, 2018-04-03T13:23:25.000001Z for example
  • or just now
• (Optional) service_account - service account filename, remove it from config to use default credentials
• (Optional) logging - config to setup logging
• google_id - target google calendar id, my-calendar@group.calendar.google.com for example
• source - source .ics filename, my-calendar.ics for example

Usage

Manage calendars

manage-ics2gcal GROUP | COMMAND

GROUPS:

• property - get/set properties (see CalendarList resource), subcommands:
  • get - get calendar property
  • set - set calendar property

COMMANDS:

• list - list calendars
• create - create calendar
• add_owner - add owner to calendar
• remove - remove calendar
• rename - rename calendar

Use -h for more info.

Sync calendar

just type:

sync-ics2gcal

How it works