Sharepoint authentication with python

Question

I'm trying to use python to download an excel file that is hosted in a sharepoint which is part of the Microsoft Azure platform. I tried to retrieve the file with HTTPforhumans's request by doing:

r = requests.get(url)

But my requests keep getting denied (r.status_code returns 200) because I need to login to a valid account before trying to access the file. I do have a valid account and password, and I can access to my account and to the excel file via the browser. But I have no idea how to deal wit the Azure authentication procedure. And apparently it is not as easy as just doing:

auth = HTTPBasicAuth('[email protected]', 'pass1234')
r = requests.post(url=url, auth=auth)

It is my uderstanding that there's a flow to follow, but when I try to read the documentation, it just goes over my head (I'm an engineer and I do not have experience in this kind of environment).

Can someone guide me in the process of how to login and download the file?

Answer 1

Try O365 rest python client library.it supports SharePoint Online authentication and allows to download/upload a file as demonstrated below: Please find the code here:

ctx_auth = AuthenticationContext(url)
ctx_auth.acquire_token_for_user(username,password)   
ctx = ClientContext(url, ctx_auth)
response = File.open_binary(context, "/Shared Documents/User Guide.docx")
with open("./User Guide.docx", "wb") as local_file:
    local_file.write(response.content)

You can download the latest version using below command

pip install git+https://github.com/vgrem/Office365-REST-Python-Client.git

For further reference please visit link

hope it helps.