scratch-verify

Verify the ownership of a Scratch account.

Install

pip install scratch-verify

Usage

from scratch_verify import create_code, verify_code

# The user should go to https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/440710593 and provide `code`
code = create_code()

# Verify if the user provided it
is_verified = verify_code(username, code)

API

scratch_verify.create_code()

Generate a verification code for the user to provide at https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/440710593. This is just a convenience method - you can use any numerical code. Returns a 6-digit number.

from scratch_verify import create_code

print(create_code())
#=> "435543"

scratch_verify.verify_code(username, code, completion_timeout?)

Verify whether the user is authenticated.

username

Type: string

The username to authenticate.

code

Type: string

The code to check for.

completion_timeout

Type: number
Default: Infinity

The maximum amount of seconds that can pass since the user provided the code before it is no longer accepted.

from scratch_verify import verify_code

# If the user has authenticated
print(verify_code("RichieNB", "435543"))
#=> True