Changes for release v16_1.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+* 24.0.0
+- Google Ads API v16_1 release.
+- Remove support for Google Ads API v14.
+- Remove the following obsolete examples:
+  - account_management/approve_merchant_center_link.py
+  - account_management/reject_merchant_center_link.py
+  - remarketing/add_flights_feed.py
+  - remarketing/add_real_estate_feed.py
+- Added example account_management/verify_advertiser_identity.py.
+- Update example remarketing/upload_conversion_adjustment.py to use order ID.
+- Update all examples to initialize client after CLI argument validation.
+
 * 23.1.0
 - Google Ads API v16 release.
 - Use native `open` function to load README in setup.py.

examples/account_management/create_customer.py

@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ def main(client, manager_customer_id):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
-    # home directory if none is specified.
-    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=("Creates a new client under the given manager.")
     )
@@ -75,6 +71,10 @@ def main(client, manager_customer_id):
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
+    # home directory if none is specified.
+    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
+
     try:
         main(googleads_client, args.manager_customer_id)
     except GoogleAdsException as ex:

examples/account_management/get_account_hierarchy.py

@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@ def print_account_hierarchy(
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
-    # home directory if none is specified.
-    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="This example gets the account hierarchy of the specified "
         "manager account and login customer ID."
@@ -198,6 +194,10 @@ def print_account_hierarchy(
         "authenticated Google Ads account.",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
+    # home directory if none is specified.
+    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
     try:
         main(googleads_client, args.login_customer_id)
     except GoogleAdsException as ex:

examples/account_management/get_change_details.py

@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ def main(client, customer_id):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
-    # home directory if none is specified.
-    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="This example gets specific details about the most recent "
         "changes in the given account."
@@ -201,6 +197,10 @@ def main(client, customer_id):
         help="The Google Ads customer ID.",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
+    # home directory if none is specified.
+    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
     try:
         main(googleads_client, args.customer_id)
     except GoogleAdsException as ex:

examples/account_management/get_change_summary.py

@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ def main(client, customer_id):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # GoogleAdsClient will read a google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
-    # home directory if none is specified.
-    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=(
             "Displays account changes that occurred in the last 7 days."
@@ -102,6 +99,10 @@ def main(client, customer_id):
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
+    # home directory if none is specified.
+    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
+
     try:
         main(googleads_client, args.customer_id)
     except GoogleAdsException as ex:

examples/account_management/invite_user_with_access_role.py

@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ def main(client, customer_id, email_address, access_role):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
-    # home directory if none is specified.
-    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=(
             "Sends an invitation email to a user to manage a customer "
@@ -92,6 +88,10 @@ def main(client, customer_id, email_address, access_role):
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
+    # home directory if none is specified.
+    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
+
     try:
         main(
             googleads_client,

examples/account_management/link_manager_to_client.py

@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@ def main(client, customer_id, manager_customer_id):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
-    # home directory if none is specified.
-    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=(
             "Links an existing manager customer to an existing"
@@ -132,6 +128,10 @@ def main(client, customer_id, manager_customer_id):
         help="The manager customer ID.",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
+    # home directory if none is specified.
+    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")
     try:
         main(googleads_client, args.customer_id, args.manager_customer_id)
     except GoogleAdsException as ex: