really simple script to try out the GitLab API

testAPI.py

+
+""" Test GitLab API
+
+To work properly this script requires following:
+  1.  GITLAB_TOKEN environment variable to be set to your private token.
+      Create your private token here: http://mpegx.int-evry.fr/software/profile/personal_access_tokens
+  2. pip install --upgrade python-gitlab
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import gitlab
+
+TOKEN = os.environ.get('GITLAB_TOKEN')
+PROJECT_ID = 272
+
+if not TOKEN:
+    print("No private token found, please set the GITLAB_TOKEN environment variable")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# private token authentication
+gl = gitlab.Gitlab('http://mpegx.int-evry.fr/software', private_token=TOKEN)
+
+# get all projects
+# projects = gl.projects.list(all=True)
+# print(len(projects))
+
+project = gl.projects.get(PROJECT_ID)
+print(project)
+
+# list issues
+issues = project.issues.list()
+print("List all issues of the project")
+for issue in issues:
+    print('')
+    print(issue)
+    print(issue.labels)
+print('_____________')
+
+# get issue
+# issue = project.issues.get(iid)
+
+# create new issue
+# issue = project.issues.create({'title': 'Created using API', 'description': 'Foobar some text here'})
+
+# update an issue
+# issue.labels = ['Bug', 'Info']
+# issue.save()
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