How to Copy Formulas in Google Sheets Using Python?

To copy formulas in Google Sheets using Python, you can use the gspread library along with the batch_update method to execute a batch update request to the Google Sheets API. Here’s an example:

import gspread
from google.oauth2.service_account import Credentials

# Replace 'credentials.json' with the path to your own credentials file
creds = Credentials.from_service_account_file('credentials.json')

# Replace 'Sheet1' with the name of your sheet
sheet_name = 'Sheet1'

# Open the Google Sheet using the gspread library
gc = gspread.authorize(creds)
sheet = gc.open(sheet_name).sheet1

# Define the range of cells containing the formulas to copy
formula_range = 'B2:B5'

# Define the range of cells where the copied formulas will be pasted
destination_range = 'C2:C5'

# Get the cell objects for the formula range
formula_cells = sheet.range(formula_range)

# Loop through the cells in the formula range and create a list of formulas
formulas = []
for cell in formula_cells:
    formulas.append(cell.formula)

# Get the cell objects for the destination range
destination_cells = sheet.range(destination_range)

# Loop through the destination cells and set their formulas
for i in range(len(destination_cells)):
    destination_cells[i].formula = formulas[i]

# Create a batch update request for the destination cells
body = {
    'requests': [{
        'updateCells': {
            'range': destination_range,
            'fields': 'userEnteredValue',
            'rows': [{
                'values': [{
                    'userEnteredValue': {
                        'formulaValue': cell.formula
                    }
                }]    
            } for cell in destination_cells]
        }
    }]
}

# Execute the batch update request
sheet.batch_update(body)

In the above code, we first authenticate with Google Sheets using the gspread library and the Credentials object created from a service account credentials file.

We then specify the name of the sheet we want to work with and the ranges of cells containing the formulas to copy and the destination cells where the formulas will be pasted.

We get the cell objects for the formula range using the range method and loop through them to create a list of formulas. We then get the cell objects for the destination range and loop through them to set their formulas based on the list of formulas.

Finally, we create a batch update request for the destination cells and execute it using the batch_update method.

Note that this code only copies the formulas, not any data or formatting in the cells. If you want to copy those as well, you will need to modify the code accordingly.