In order to programmatically upload data to a Google Cloud service your program needs to "log in", but your program is not a human being, and so you need to create a service account that allows you to run an authentication process. As of March 2023 Google uses the OAuth 2.0 authentication framework 1. Log into Google using the account you set up for this class and go to the cloud console ( console.cloud.google.com/ ) 2. Click on the Project dropdown box and choose new project 4. Give your project a name and create it. 5. Now select your project (mine is PCompBobData Go to Navigation menu, choose APIs & Services/Credentials 6. Now choose CREATE CREDENTIALS and choose Service Account ect 7. Give your account a name and create it. 8. Set yourself up as the owner 9. Complete the task