xerosdk 0.1.0

Python SDK to access Xero APIs

xero-sdk-py

Python SDK to access Xero APIs

Requirements

1. Python 3+
2. Requests library

Installation

Install Xero SDK using pip as follows:

pip install xerosdk

Usage

This SDK requires OAuth2 authentication credentials such as client ID, client secret and refresh token.

1. Create a connection using the XeroSDK class.

from xerosdk import XeroSDK 

connection = XeroSDK(
    base_url='<XERO_BASE_URL>',
    client_id='<YOUR CLIENT ID>',
    client_secret='<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>',
    refresh_token='<YOUR REFRESH TOKEN>'
)

1. Access any of the API classes

"""
USAGE: <XeroSDK INSTANCE>.<API_NAME>.<API_METHOD>(<PARAMETERS>)
"""

# Get a list of all Invoices
response = connection.Invoices.get_all()

# Get an Invoice by id
response = connection.Invoices.get_by_id(<invoice_id>)

NOTE: Only Invoices, Accounts, Contacts and TrackingCategories API classes are defined in this SDK.

Integration Tests

1. Install pytest package using pip as follows:

pip install pytest

1. Create a 'test_credentials.json' file at project root directory and enter Xero OAuth2 authentication credentials of your Xero app.

{
  "base_url": "<xero_base_url>",
  "client_id": "<client_id>",
  "client_secret": "<client_secret>",
  "refresh_token": "<refresh_token>"
}

1. Run integration tests as follows:

python -m pytest tests/integration