simple-sharepoint 0.0.5

Simple way to handle sharepoint with python

Simple way to handle sharepoint with python. Provides the ability to upload files and directories.

Installation

install the latest stable version using pip

$ pip install simple-sharepoint

Usage

from simple_sharepoint.client import Client

client_id = < CLIENT_ID >
client_secret = < CLIENT_SECRET >
base_url = < BASE URL >

c = Client(client_id, client_secret, base_url)

• See the link below for instructions on creating CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET
  Make Token

• BASE_URL refers to the main URL of the sharepoint.
  ( format ) https://<SHAREPOINT_DOMAIN>/sites/<SHAREPOINT_SITE>
  ( ex ) https://test.sharepoint.com/sites/testsite

Functions

upload_file

A function that uploads a specific file to sharepoint.

default_path = < SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH >
src = < LOCAL_FILE_PATH >
dst = default_path + < SHAREPOINT_TARGET_PATH >

upload_file(src, dst)

• SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH refers to the default path for a sharepoint document entry.
  ( format ) /sites/<SHAREPOINT_SITE>/Shared Documents
  ( ex ) /sites/testsite/Shared Documents

• LOCAL_FILE_PATH means the path to the file to be uploaded.
  ( ex ) /home/ubuntu/test.txt

• SHAREPOINT_TARGET_PATH means the actual path to be uploaded to sharepoint.
  Think of the document menu in sharepoint as the root directory and enter the path thereafter.
  You do not need to include the file name.
  ( ex ) excel/example

• If you run it as above, it will be uploaded as below.
  /sites/testsite/Shared Documents/excel/example/test.txt

upload_dir

A function that uploads a particular directory and all its contents under the directory to sharepoint.

default_path = < SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH >
src = < LOCAL_DIR_PATH >
dst = default_path + < SHAREPOINT_TARGET_PATH >

upload_dir(src, dst)

• SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH, SHAREPIONT_TARGET_PATH See item upload_file

• LOCAL_DIR_PATH means the path to the directory to be uploaded.
  ( ex ) /home/ubuntu/files

download_file

A function that downloads a specific file from the sharepoint.

default_path = < SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH >
src = default_path + < SHAREPOINT_TARGET_PATH >
dst = < LOCAL_FILE_PATH >

download_file(src, dst)

• SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH, SHAREPIONT_TARGET_PATH, LOCAL_FILE_PATH See item upload_file

• The download_file function requires you to specify the file name to be stored in LOCAL_FILE_PATH. ( ex ) /home/ubuntu/files/test.txt

download_dir

A function that downloads a particular directory in the sharepoint and all the contents under it.

default_path = < SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH >
src = default_path + < SHAREPOINT_TARGET_PATH >
dst = < LOCAL_DIR_PATH >

download_dir(src, dst)

• SHAREPOINT_BASE_PATH, SHAREPIONT_TARGET_PATH, LOCAL_DIR_PATH See item upload_dir

Third Party Libraries and Dependencies

• Office365-REST-Python-Client