V4 chart_studio: Delete existing file before creating rather than update

packages/python/chart-studio/chart_studio/plotly/plotly.py

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def plot(figure_or_data, validate=True, **plot_options):
         _set_grid_column_references(figure, grid)
         payload['figure'] = figure
 
-    file_info = _create_or_update(payload, 'plot')
+    file_info = _create_or_overwrite(payload, 'plot')
 
     # Compute viewing URL
     if sharing == 'secret':
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ def upload(cls, grid, filename=None,
         if parent_path != '':
             payload['parent_path'] = parent_path
 
-        file_info = _create_or_update(payload, 'grid')
+        file_info = _create_or_overwrite(payload, 'grid')
 
         cols = file_info['cols']
         fid = file_info['fid']
@@ -1431,10 +1431,10 @@ def get_grid(grid_url, raw=False):
     return Grid(parsed_content, fid)
 
 
-def _create_or_update(data, filetype):
+def _create_or_overwrite(data, filetype):
     """
-    Create or update (if file exists) and grid, plot, spectacle, or dashboard
-    object
+    Create or overwrite (if file exists) and grid, plot, spectacle,
+    or dashboard object
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -1466,27 +1466,22 @@ def _create_or_update(data, filetype):
 
             matching_file = json.loads(content)
 
-            if matching_file['filetype'] == filetype:
-                fid = matching_file['fid']
-                res = api_module.update(fid, data)
-            else:
-                raise _plotly_utils.exceptions.PlotlyError("""
-'{filename}' is already a {other_filetype} in your account. 
-While you can overwrite {filetype}s with the same name, you can't overwrite
-files with a different type. Try deleting '{filename}' in your account or
-changing the filename.""".format(
-                    filename=filename,
-                    filetype=filetype,
-                    other_filetype=matching_file['filetype']
-                    )
-                )
+            fid = matching_file['fid']
 
-        except exceptions.PlotlyRequestError:
-            res = api_module.create(data)
-    else:
-        res = api_module.create(data)
+            # Delete fid
+            # This requires sending file to trash and then deleting it
+            res = api_module.trash(fid)
+            res.raise_for_status()
+
+            res = api_module.permanent_delete(fid)
+            res.raise_for_status()
+        except exceptions.PlotlyRequestError as e:
+            # Raise on trash or permanent delete
+            # Pass through to try creating the file anyway
+            pass
 
-    # Check response
+    # Create file
+    res = api_module.create(data)
     res.raise_for_status()
 
     # Get resulting file content
@@ -1576,7 +1571,7 @@ def upload(cls, dashboard, filename, sharing='public', auto_open=True):
             'world_readable': world_readable
         }
 
-        file_info = _create_or_update(data, 'dashboard')
+        file_info = _create_or_overwrite(data, 'dashboard')
 
         url = file_info['web_url']
 
@@ -1674,7 +1669,7 @@ def upload(cls, presentation, filename, sharing='public', auto_open=True):
             'world_readable': world_readable
         }
 
-        file_info = _create_or_update(data, 'spectacle_presentation')
+        file_info = _create_or_overwrite(data, 'spectacle_presentation')
 
         url = file_info['web_url']
 

packages/python/chart-studio/chart_studio/tests/test_plot_ly/test_stream/test_stream.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_initialize_stream_plot(self):
                       auto_open=False,
                       world_readable=True,
                       filename='stream-test')
-        self.assertEqual('https://plot.ly/~PythonAPI/461/', url)
+        self.assertTrue(url.startswith('https://plot.ly/~PythonAPI/'))
         time.sleep(.5)
 
     @attr('slow')