(Chilkat2-Python) Moody's REST API - Get OAuth2 Token

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat2.Http()

req = chilkat2.HttpRequest()
req.AddParam("grant_type","password")
req.AddParam("scope","api/ratings api/addin rest")
req.AddParam("username","my_username")
req.AddParam("password","my_password")
# I have no idea of where to get the client_id or client_secret.
# When you create a Moody's App, it only provides an "API Key".
req.AddParam("client_id","my_client_id")
req.AddParam("client_secret","my_client_secret")

req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.moodys.com/OAuth/Token",req,resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))
responseBody = resp.BodyStr
print(responseBody)

# Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
if (resp.StatusCode == 200):
    fac = chilkat2.FileAccess()
    fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/moodys.json",resp.BodyStr,"utf-8",False)