google spreadsheet API login woes

[Sam Smith]

did you turn two factor on for your account?

you’ll probably need an app specific username and password to have it work.


> On 16 Oct 02014, at 12:35, Bob MacCallum <uncoolbob at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Please could some kind soul fork and fix this for me while I go to lunch?
> 
> https://github.com/bobular/google-spreadsheet-to-textfiles
> 
> It's stopped working recently (can't say exactly when) - and I don't know
> my AuthSub from my OAuth from my elbow.
> 
> I've tried
> 
>    my $auth = Net::Google::AuthSub->new;
>    my $res  = $auth->login($user, $pass);
> 
> but I'm getting $res->error eq 'BadAuthentication' which is a Google dead
> end :-(
> 
> I really hope this can be done without registering API keys and other
> nonsense.
> 
> If you fix it for me, a few people may not die from malaria (or other
> vector-borne diseases) in the future!  And I'll have my lunch.
> 
> many thanks!
> Bob

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