canvas-lms-api 0.1.6

Pip installable canvas API used by GT classes

Installation

This will be updated with the "formal" pypi repo eventually, but for now it's located here.

python3 -m pip install --upgrade --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ canvas-lms-api

Alternatively, you can download the source code and pip install from that:

git clone https://github.gatech.edu/omscs-ta/canvas-lms-api
cd canvas-lms-api
pip install .

Usage:

Get Canvas Token

Found here: Canvas > Account > Settings > Approved Integrations: > New Access Token.

Get Course Number

There are really 2 ways.

1. Use this tool to find all the courses and then use the number below (cours is optional so you can set it later)
2. Login to canvas
   • Go to your course
   • eg: https://gatech.instructure.com/courses/46234
   • The value for canvas_course is "46234"

Get Assignments Example

from canvas_lms_api import Canvas
grader = Canvas(base="https://gatech.instructure.com", token=YOUR TOKEN, course=Your Course Number)
grader.GetAssignments()