[ARCHIVED] CanvasAPI - json objects

[danielhutchinso]

I'm new to Python and CanvasAPI, and I'm learning the ropes of calling information. I'm seeking to print off the json display of a get_submission request for a single assignment. Here's my code thus far:

canvas = Canvas(API_URL, API_KEY)

test_course = canvas.get_course("course_id")

assignment = test_course.get_assignment("assignment_id")

submission = assignment.get_submission("user_id")

print(submission)

The output is just the "assignment_id"-"user_id" (eg. 12345-6789)

The output I'm looking for is the actual .json for get_submission, as displayed here. What am I missing? 

Many thanks for any assistance! 

[James · Accepted solution]

@danielhutchinso 

I don't know Python so this may be way off. I think submission is an object, but print(submission) converts it to a string. You need to figure out how, in Python, to print an object.

[JorgeRiveraAPL]

@danielhutchinso
I dont believe you cant print out the json of this submission, but the api does give you the ability to access each of the json fields.

For example, if you wanted to know the submission submitted date:

date = submission.submitted_at

should output the submitted_at field of the JSON. The documentation (https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/submissions.html) for the json can give you an idea of what is available to query with the submission.[key field] .

I hope this helps!