Python having problems writing/reading and testing in a correct format
- by Ionut
I’m trying to make a program that will do the following:
check if auth_file exists
if yes - read file and try to login using data from that file
- if data is wrong - request new data
if no - request some data and then create the file and fill it with requested data
So far:
import json
import getpass
import os
import requests
filename = ".auth_data"
auth_file = os.path.realpath(filename)
url = 'http://example.com/api'
headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
def load_auth_file():
try:
f = open(auth_file, "r")
auth_data = f.read()
r = requests.get(url, auth=auth_data, headers=headers)
if r.reason == 'OK':
return auth_data
else:
print "Incorrect login..."
req_auth()
except IOError:
f = file(auth_file, "w")
f.write(req_auth())
f.close()
def req_auth():
user = str(raw_input('Username: '))
password = getpass.getpass('Password: ')
auth_data = (user, password)
r = requests.get(url, auth=auth_data, headers=headers)
if r.reason == 'OK':
return user, password
elif r.reason == "FORBIDDEN":
print "Incorrect login information..."
req_auth()
return False
I have the following problems(understanding and applying the correct way):
I can't find a correct way of storing the returned data from req_auth() to auth_file in a format that can be read and used in load_auth file
PS: Of course I'm a beginner in Python and I'm sure I have missed some key elements here :(
