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Python authenticating from google api error

I have been trying to get data from the google real time API via a python script,

the python script by itself connects to google api via the Client_secrets.json file and gets me the data in a DataFrame.

 

but when i tried to insert the py script in power bi following the guide i had one error that it could not find the client secrets file.

that was easly resolved by cresting a variable with the location of the file  as displayed below in python.

 

Secrets_File = "C:/Users/xxxxx/Desktop/client_secrets.json"
# Authenticate and construct service.
service, flags = sample_tools.init(
argv, 'analytics', 'v3', __doc__, Secrets_File,

 

Now power bi finds the file opens a webpage to authenticate the oauth2 i presume but i get an error

Error: invalid_scope

Some requested scopes were invalid. {invalid=[https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v3/data/realtime]}

has anyone successfully connected to the google real time api via python in power bi 

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Anonymous
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worked it out 

 

there 2 scopes the readonly scope works because its release version on google servers

scope='https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonly')

 

the real time scope that i was using is beta so you cant authenticate it 
scope='https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v3/data/realtime')

 

you have to authenticate the read only then change it to real time .

and you can get real time data in power bi .

 

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Anonymous
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worked it out 

 

there 2 scopes the readonly scope works because its release version on google servers

scope='https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonly')

 

the real time scope that i was using is beta so you cant authenticate it 
scope='https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v3/data/realtime')

 

you have to authenticate the read only then change it to real time .

and you can get real time data in power bi .

 

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