chawk 0.1.0

An api wrapper libray for the Blackboard LMS.

Chawk

This project is a work in progress.
A python wrapper of the blackboard api to simplify admin tasks such as managing courses and users.

Setup

You can request access to the Blackboard REST APIs through the Developer Portal. You will need to create an application to get the needed keys.

Example of using the library

from bbpy.blackboard_client import BlackboardClient


base_url = "https://blackboard.xxxx.edu"
client_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
client_secret = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

# Create client
client = BlackboardClient(client_id, client_secret, base_url, "example.log")

# Example usage
print(client.user.does_user_exist("00000_0"))
print(client.courses.does_course_exist("00000_1"))

client.courses.enroll_user("dg123", "math101213", "Student")

Current Functions

User

Course

Discussion

Gradebook

- Update column value for user
- Create column