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OAuth client IDs dirty little secrets: old & new Python auth libraries
- Google has two auth libraries for Python, an 'OG' and its replacement, causing confusion for developers due to varying code samples online.
- The deprecation of the oauth2client library in 2017 led to the introduction of google-auth and google_auth_oauthlib.
- Differences between the old and new libraries include the lack of OAuth2 token storage support in the current libraries, requiring manual implementation.
- Both old and new libraries require the Google API client library for Python (google-api-python-client).
- The old auth library installation includes 'pip install -U pip google-api-python-client oauth2client'.
- The new auth library installation includes 'pip install -U pip google-api-python-client google-auth-httplib2 google-auth-oauthlib'.
- The code samples using the old and new auth libraries are discussed, showcasing differences in authentication flows.
- Implementing OAuth token storage is crucial to prevent users from facing repeated permissions requests due to expired access tokens.
- Differences in security mechanisms between old and new auth libraries lie in the OAuth flow part of the boilerplate code.
- Understanding the differences between the old and current Python auth libraries is essential for modernizing code and ensuring a consistent authentication process.
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