def createnewalbum(albumname, rights, gds, username):
"""Create new album with specified name and rights.
Create new album with specified name, rights and return its feed url for posting.
"""
print 'Photos will be inserted in a newly-created album', albumname, 'with rights', rights # debug
# prepare metadata
gdata_entry = gdata.GDataEntry()
gdata_entry.title = atom.Title(text=albumname)
# create new albums as private
gdata_entry.rights = atom.Rights(text=rights) # standard atom rights
# extended rights definition in google namespace
ext_rights = atom.ExtensionElement(
tag='access',
namespace='http://schemas.google.com/photos/2007')
ext_rights.text = rights # setting the extended rights
gdata_entry.extension_elements.append(ext_rights)
# listing categories of gdata_entry (binding to picasa service)
gdata_entry.category.append(atom.Category(
scheme = gdata.GDATA_NAMESPACE + '#kind',
term = 'http://schemas.google.com/photos/2007#album'
))
# create new album entry by submitting gdata object
try:
album = gds.Post(
gdata_entry,
'http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/' + username
)
except:
sys.exit('Error while creating new album: ' + sys.exc_info()[0])
# Note: here we have `album` as gdata.GDataEntry object
return album.GetFeedLink().href # return album feed url
def createAlbum(self, folderName, public=True):
gd_entry = gdata.GDataEntry()
gd_entry.title = atom.Title(text=folderName)
gd_entry.category.append(
atom.Category(scheme='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind',
term='http://schemas.google.com/photos/2007#album'))
rights = public and "public" or "private"
gd_entry.rights = atom.Rights(text=rights)
ext_rights = atom.ExtensionElement(
tag='access', namespace='http://schemas.google.com/photos/2007')
ext_rights.text = rights
gd_entry.extension_elements.append(ext_rights)
album_entry = self.Post(
gd_entry,
'http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/' + self.email)
return PicasaAlbum(self, album_entry)
def setUp(self):
self.rights = atom.Rights()