code: def _get_space(self):
          
          ''' a helper method to retrieve id of drive space '''
          
          title = '%s._space_id' % self.__class__.__name__
          list_kwargs = {
              'q': "'%s' in parents" % self.drive_space,
              'spaces': self.drive_space,
              'fields': 'files(name, parents)',
              'pageSize': 1
          }
          try:
              response = self.drive.list(**list_kwargs).execute()
          except:
              raise DriveConnectionError(title)
          for file in response.get('files',[]):
              self.space_id = file.get('parents')[0]
              break
          return self.space_if _get_space(self):
          
          ''' a helper method to retrieve id of drive space '''
          
          title = '%s._space_id' % self.__class__.__name__
          list_kwargs = {
              'q': "'%s' in parents" % self.drive_space,
              'spaces': self.drive_space,
              'fields': 'files(name, parents)',
              'pageSize': 1
          }
          try:
              response = self.drive.list(**list_kwargs).execute()
          except:
              raise DriveConnectionError(title)
          for file in response.get('files',[]):
              self.space_id = file.get('parents')[0]
              break
          return self.space_id
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