jbdammeier · September 26, 2017 01:17
diff --git a/canvas_api_demo.py b/canvas_api_demo.py
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Name:        canvas_api_demo.py
 # Purpose:     Sample Program to use Pyhton 3.6 to make Canvas API call
 #
 # Author:      jdammeier
 #
 # Created:     9/24/2017
 # Copyright:   (c) jdammeier 2017
 # Licence:     <your licence>
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import requests, json
 from pprint import pprint
 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen

 #Enter Canvas APi token to set up API Call
 token = <'yourtokenhere'> 
 request_headers={'Authorization': token}


 #set data for call to canvas and for export
    #prepare url using info in user and name variables. Consult the canva API guide (https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/)
    #to return other objects or information

 #replace <self> in a url with <user_id> or <sis_user_id:<sis_user_id>> if calling for someone else, provided you have correct permission
    #Everything after ? in the url specifies objects to be included according to documentation
 #url = 'https://guerincatholic.instructure.com/api/v1/users/self/courses.json?include[]=total_scores&enrollment_state=active'

 #this url gets basic canvas profile information. 
 url = 'https://guerincatholic.instructure.com/api/v1/users/self.json'

    
 #info for each api call
 q = Request(url)
 q.add_header('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + token)
 u = urlopen(q)

 #make the call and retrieve data
 data = json.loads(u.read().decode())

 #print returned data that can be assigned to any variable or returned form any function
 pprint(data)
	#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	# Name: canvas_api_demo.py
	# Purpose: Sample Program to use Pyhton 3.6 to make Canvas API call
	#
	# Author: jdammeier
	#
	# Created: 9/24/2017
	# Copyright: (c) jdammeier 2017
	# Licence: <your licence>
	#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	import requests, json
	from pprint import pprint
	from urllib.request import Request, urlopen

	#Enter Canvas APi token to set up API Call
	token = <'yourtokenhere'>
	request_headers={'Authorization': token}


	#set data for call to canvas and for export
	#prepare url using info in user and name variables. Consult the canva API guide (https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/)
	#to return other objects or information

	#replace <self> in a url with <user_id> or <sis_user_id:<sis_user_id>> if calling for someone else, provided you have correct permission
	#Everything after ? in the url specifies objects to be included according to documentation
	#url = 'https://guerincatholic.instructure.com/api/v1/users/self/courses.json?include[]=total_scores&enrollment_state=active'

	#this url gets basic canvas profile information.
	url = 'https://guerincatholic.instructure.com/api/v1/users/self.json'


	#info for each api call
	q = Request(url)
	q.add_header('Authorization', 'Bearer ' + token)
	u = urlopen(q)

	#make the call and retrieve data
	data = json.loads(u.read().decode())

	#print returned data that can be assigned to any variable or returned form any function
	pprint(data)
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