created a service account and downloaded the private key (JSON file) for authentication (please check out my detailed guide)
installed the Python client library for Google Cloud Storage:
pip install --upgrade google-cloud-storage

Creating a copy of a single file on Google Cloud Storage

To create a copy of a file on Google Cloud Storage (GCS) with Python, use the bucket's copy_blob(~) method:


        
        
            
                
                
                    from google.cloud import storage

# Authenticate ourselves using the primary key of our service account
path_to_private_key = './gcs-project-354207-099ef6796af6.json'
client = storage.Client.from_service_account_json(json_credentials_path=path_to_private_key)

bucket = storage.Bucket(client, 'example-bucket-skytowner')
blob = bucket.copy_blob(bucket.blob('cat.png'), bucket, new_name='cat_copy.png')
print(f'Copied the file cat.png as {blob.name} on GCS')
                
            
            Copied the file cat.png as cat_copy.png on GCS

Here, we have copied the file cat.png, and this copy takes on the name cat_copy.png.

Now, if we check the web console for GCS, we should see the copied file:

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