Can't find authentication examples

[Kyle Zengo]

I have installed the google-ads module from PyPi as described here, but I cannot find the  authenticate_in_desktop_application file. I'm trying to follow the instructions here. Has anyone else had this issue?

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Kyle,

Thanks for reaching out. You can find the authenticate_in_desktop_application Python sample here.

Regards,
Matt
Google Ads API Team

Matt Google Ads API Team

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[Kyle Zengo]

Hi Matt,

Thank you for your reply. I couldn't access this file when I installed the google-ads module from PyPi: python -m pip install google-ads

However, I did find it when I cloned the client library from GitHub. Should I be able to access this file using the above installation command?

Best,

Kyle

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Kyle,

This sample should be included upon installing the Python client library. Can you try installing it once more? If you do not find on a second try, I'd recommend reaching out to the Python client library owners, here.

[Kyle Zengo]

The examples directory is left out when the library is packaged for PyPi. I can access it by cloning the client library, so not an issue!