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The following test program is suppossed to create a new spreadsheet:

#!/usr/bin/python

import gdata.spreadsheet.text_db
import getpass
import atom
import gdata.contacts
import gdata.contacts.service
import smtplib
import time

password = getpass.getpass()
client = gdata.spreadsheet.text_db.DatabaseClient(username='[email protected]',password=password)
database = client.CreateDatabase('My Test Database')
table = database.CreateTable('addresses', ['name','email',
    'phonenumber', 'mailingaddress'])
record = table.AddRecord({'name':'Bob', 'email':'[email protected]', 
    'phonenumber':'555-555-1234', 'mailingaddress':'900 Imaginary St.'})

# Edit a record
record.content['email'] = '[email protected]'
record.Push()

which it does, but only on about every 1 out of 5 runs. On the other 4 out of 5 runs I get:

Password: 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./test.py", line 13, in <module>
    database = client.CreateDatabase('My Test Database')
  File "/home/jmvidal/share/progs/googleapps/google_appengine/glassboard/gdata/spreadsheet/text_db.py", line 146, in CreateDatabase
    db_entry = self.__docs_client.UploadSpreadsheet(virtual_media_source, name)
  File "/home/jmvidal/share/progs/googleapps/google_appengine/glassboard/gdata/docs/service.py", line 304, in UploadSpreadsheet
    return self._UploadFile(media_source, title, category, folder_or_uri)
  File "/home/jmvidal/share/progs/googleapps/google_appengine/glassboard/gdata/docs/service.py", line 144, in _UploadFile
    converter=gdata.docs.DocumentListEntryFromString)
  File "/home/jmvidal/share/progs/googleapps/google_appengine/glassboard/gdata/service.py", line 1151, in Post
    media_source=media_source, converter=converter)
  File "/home/jmvidal/share/progs/googleapps/google_appengine/glassboard/gdata/service.py", line 1271, in PostOrPut
    'reason': server_response.reason, 'body': result_body}
gdata.service.RequestError: {'status': 404, 'body': '<HTML>\n<HEAD>\n<TITLE>Not Found</TITLE>\n</HEAD>\n<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000">\n<H1>Not Found</H1>\n<H2>Error 404</H2>\n</BODY>\n</HTML>\n', 'reason': 'Not Found'}

The same thing happens when I run similar code on the appengine, so I don't think this problem is due to a slow connection (also, I have a cable modem, which works at about 1Mbps).

So, why a 404? and, more importantly, is there anyway to improve the chances that my CreateDatabase call will succeed?

+1  A: 

Someone clued me in that this is a known bug in gdata.

Jose M Vidal