Change the Privacy Status of a file using Google Drive Api and Python

How do I change the privacy status of a file using Google Drive Api and Python? I can capture this state with file['shared'] which returns a boolean 0 (private) or 1 (public)

I believe your current situation and your goal are as follows.

• You want to change shared of a file from true to false using pydrive for python.
• You have already been able to get and put values for a file using Google Drive API.
• You are the owner of the file, and the file is put in your Google Drive.

In this case, how about the following sample script?

Sample script:

In this script, all permissions except for the owner are deleted.

ownerEmail = '###'  # Please set the owner's email address.
file_id = '###'  # Please set the file ID.
drive = GoogleDrive(gauth) # Please your your authorization script.

file = drive.CreateFile({'id': file_id})
permission_list = file.GetPermissions()
for obj in permission_list:
    if obj.get('emailAddress') != ownerEmail:
        file.DeletePermission(obj['id'])

Or, if the file is publicly shared and you want to delete only the publicly shared permission, you can use the following script.

file_id = '###'  # Please set the file ID.
drive = GoogleDrive(gauth) # Please your your authorization script.
drive.CreateFile({'id': file_id}).DeletePermission('anyoneWithLink')

Reference:

• Remove a Permission