files().list(q="name contains 'substr'") only matches when the substr at the beginning of name or after a space

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Environment details

• OS type and version: Darwin Kernel Version 21.2.0
• Python version: Python 3.9.10
• pip version: pip 22.0.3 from /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pip (python 3.9)
• google-api-python-client version:

Name: google-api-python-client
Version: 2.36.0
Summary: Google API Client Library for Python
Home-page: https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/
Author: Google LLC
Author-email: [e-mail]
License: Apache 2.0
Location: /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages
Requires: google-api-core, google-auth, google-auth-httplib2, httplib2, uritemplate
Required-by: 

Steps to reproduce

1. crate a folder named SMITH_JOHN TAYLER_DAVID
2. try to list the folder with service.files().list(q=f"mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder' and name contains 'JOHN'")
3. It will not show the folder. It only shows when using SMITH or TAYLOR

Code example

import os
import yaml
from google.auth.transport.requests import Request
from google.oauth2.credentials import Credentials
from google_auth_oauthlib.flow import InstalledAppFlow
from googleapiclient.discovery import build

creds = None
scopes = ["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive"]

if os.path.exists("token.json"):
     creds = Credentials.from_authorized_user_file("token.json", scopes)
if not creds or not creds.valid:
    if creds and creds.expired and creds.refresh_token:
        creds.refresh(Request())
    else:
        flow = InstalledAppFlow.from_client_secrets_file("credentials.json", scopes)
        creds = flow.run_local_server(port=0)

with open("token.json", "w", encoding="utf-8") as token:
    token.write(creds.to_json())

service = build("drive", "v3", credentials=creds)

response = service.files().list(q=f"mimeType = 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder' and name contains 'SMITH'",
                                spaces = 'drive',
                                fields='nextPageToken, files(id, name)',
                                orderBy = 'name').execute()

Stack trace

# example

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Thanks!

[odoublewen]

Ah I see. Thanks @michaelxwang , good to have that info and the reference here.

@parthea I think you can close this issue

[michaelxwang]

@odoublewen I created a bug report (https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/219091193), they say it is not a bug. Then I created a feature request: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/220326928 , please star this feature request. Thanks.