biw / myCUinfo-API

An API for the myCUinfo system at CU Boulder

myCUinfo-API

A python wrapper for the myCUinfo System at the University of Colorado Boulder.

NOTE: This project is not affiliated with the development of the myCUinfo system. This project has no endorsement by the University of Colorado.

Getting Started

First, install the Python Requests Library. To install Requests use the following command:

$ pip install requests

Then run the code with Python 2.7 or 3.x

Functions and Output

The API currently has a few functions that scrape the info off the myCUinfo site. They all use methods on an initialized CUSessions logged in user. This way the convoluted login process is only handled once.

CUSession(username, password) [initializer]

This is the initializer for the myCUinfo API class. It takes in a username & password of a myCUinfo user and returns a class object that is a logged in user.

import mycuinfo

user = "example001"
password = "secret001"
loginUser = mycuinfo.CUSession(user, password)

CUSession.info()

This method returns the basic user information. We will format the output with json.

userInfo = loginUser.info()
print json.dumps(userInfo, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ':'))

Example Output:

{
    "affiliation": "STUDENT",
    "classStanding": "UGRD",
    "college": "College Arts and Sciences",
    "eid": None, # Will include the Employee ID if the user has one
    "firstName": "Chip",
    "lastName": "Buffalo",
    "major": "Dance",
    "minor": None, # Will return a Minor if the user has one
    "sid": 000000001 # Student ID
}

CUSession.classes(term)

The method returns the class information of the user for the optional given term. We will format the output with json.

userClasses = loginUser.classes("Spring 2015") # we can also call loginUser.classes() and it will default to the current semester
print json.dumps(userClasses, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ':'))

Example Output:

[
    {
        "classCode": "1010", # Primary Class Code. Ex: SPRT 1010
        "section": "001", # Secondary Class Code. Ex: Section 001
        "credits": 4,
        "days": "MWF",
        "department": "SPRT",
        "endTime": "10:50 AM",
        "grade": "A", # will not show for current semester
        "instructor": "Ralphie Buffalo",
        "startTime": "10:00 AM",
        "status": "Enrolled", # Will show Waitlisted or Enrolled
        "name": "Intro to Spirit (Lecture)"
    },
    ..., # Will list all classes but example output has been truncated to two classes
    {
        "classCode": "1010", # Primary Class Code. Ex: SPRT 1010
        "section": "010", # Secondary Class Code. Ex: Section 010
        "credits": 0, # shows 0 credits because all credits go to Lecture class
        "days": "W",
        "department": "SPRT",
        "endTime": "03:50 PM",
        "grade": "A-", # will not show for current semester
        "instructor": "Ralphie Buffalo",
        "startTime": "03:00 PM",
        "status": "Enrolled", # Will show Waitlisted or Enrolled
        "name": "Intro to Spirit (Recitation)"
    },
]

CUSession.books(department, courseNumber, section, term)

The method returns the book information for a given class section for an optional given term. We will format the output with json.

department = "SPRT"
courseNumber = "1010"
section = "010"
userBooks = loginUser.books(department, courseNumber, section, term="Spring2015") # term is optional, will default to current semester.
print json.dumps(userBooks, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ':'))

Example Output:

[
    {
        "author": "BRYANT",
        "course": "SPRT1010-010",
        "isbn": "9780136102041",
        "new": 157.0, # price in USD
        "newRent": 102.25,
        "required": True,
        "title": "SCHOOL SPIRIT: A MASCOT'S PERSPECTIVE",
        "used": 116.5,
        "usedRent": 70.75
    }
]

CUSession.GPA()

The method returns the current GPA of the logged in student

gpa = loginUser.GPA()
print "The current GPA is " + gpa

Example Output:

The current GPA is 3.991

To Do

• Python 2.7+ & 3.x support
• Create read-only of class listings
• Make API do writes

Contribution

I welcome all kinds of contribution.

If you have any problem using the myCUinfo-API, please file an issue in Issues.

If you'd like to contribute on the source, please upload a pull request in Pull Requests.

License

MIT