deviras/event-manager/README.md

Automation to create events across Google Calendar & Discord

Description

This script creates events across Google Calendar & Discord

First Time Setup

1. Get Python3

   sudo apt-get install python3 && python3 --version
   

2. Install required packages

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Add respective tokens in the .env file

   cp .sample.env .env
   

   1. DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN

      • Get it from Discord Developers portal) (bot must have MANAGE_EVENT & CREATE_EVENT permission)

   2. DISCORD_GUILD_ID

      • developersIndia's GUID is 1229786646468362260

   3. GOOGLE_CALENDAR_ID

      • developersIndia calendar is public, 9f1337e4154910eb1bdb3bfac32b88f69546468b1281a6db58f50a909df5049f@group.calendar.google.com

4. Connect Google calendar through Google cloud Console

   1. 4.1 Create a Project on Google Cloud Console
   2. Search for calendar API and enable it
   3. Create Credentials -> OAuth Client ID -> Application type as Desktop
   4. Download the JSON file
   5. Rename that JSON file as credentials.json and save it to the project directory.

5. python3 main.py

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NOTES-

• Google authenication is required for the first time.

• A file token.json will be downloaded automatically, and no web login will be needed afterwards.