In this session, we discussed about how to Automate SharePoint with Automation 360 using Python.

Steps to create a Developer account

YouTube video with the steps to create an office 365 developer account

YouTube videos with the steps to create a Share point site:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHeEmHjQ5pg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNV99Xi5I0w

YouTube video with the steps to create a document library

YouTube video  with the steps to create a list

Python Setup installation available on the official site of python (www.python.org)

Learn about the Shareplum library here.

Python Script:

# Import Site, Office 365 and Version package from Shareplum Library

from shareplum import Site
from shareplum import Office365
from shareplum.site import Version
from office365.sharepoint. files.file import File

# Connect Office Share Point Site with Office 365 Developer Account

authcookie = Office365(‘https://patelmaulesh1978.sharepoint.com/’, username=”, password=”).GetCookies()
site = Site(‘https://patelmaulesh1978.sharepoint.com/sites/MauleshTestData’,
version=Version.v365, authcookie=authcookie)

# Create a Folder and Upload the file in the Specific Folder inside Shared Document Library of the Share Point Site

def Upload_Excel():
pass
folder = site.Folder(‘Shared Documents/MyFileTest’)
with open(“C:\\test\\pivotexample.xlsx”, mode=’rb’) as file:
fileContent = file.read()
folder.upload_file(fileContent, “pivotexample.xlsx”)
folder.check_out(‘pivotexample.xlsx’)
folder.check_in(‘pivotexample.xlsx’, “My check-in comment”)
Upload_Excel()

# Add the items to Existing Employee Details list in the Share Point Site

def Add_listitems():
pass
new_list = site.List(‘EmployeeDetails’)
my_data = data=L{‘Name’: ‘Maulesh Kumar J Patel !’,’Position’: ‘Customer Success Architect-8:00PMIST!’,’Email’:’maulesh.patel@automationanywhere.com’}]
new_list.UpdateListItems(data=my_data, kind=’New’)

Add_listitems()

# Delete a File and Folder int the Specific Folder inside Document Library of the Share Point Site

def Delete_Files_Folder():
pass
folder = site.Folder(‘Shared Documents/MyFileTest’)
folder.delete_file(‘pivotexample.xlsx’)
folder.delete_folder(‘Shared Documents/MyFileTest’)
Delete_Files_Folder()

C# Script

using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;
using System.Security;

namespace ConsoleApp4
{
internal class Program
{
static void Main(stringe] args)
{
string login =””;
string password =””; //give your password
var securePassword = new SecureString();
foreach (char c in password)
{
securePassword.AppendChar(c);
}

string siteUrl = “https://patelmaulesh1978.sharepoint.com/sites/MauleshTestData”;
ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext(siteUrl);
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.List myList = clientContext.Web.Lists.GetByTitle(“EmployeeDetails”);
ListItemCreationInformation itemInfo = new ListItemCreationInformation();
ListItem myItem = myList.AddItem(itemInfo);
myItemt“Title”] = “My New Item Added 1001”;
myItem>“Description”] = “New Item Description 1001”;
try
{
myItem.Update();
var onlineCredentials = new SharePointOnlineCredentials(login, securePassword);
clientContext.Credentials = onlineCredentials;
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
Console.WriteLine(“New Item inserted Successfully”);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

Note: Please include reference of Microsoft.SharePoint and Microsoft.SharePoint.Client before running the code.

Conclusion:

If you are already well versed in Python, this is a great way to automate SharePoint operations with Automation 360. Python is a great programming language and sky is the limit on what you can do with it. Combined with Automation 360, it has the potential to automate different applications which may be harder to do just with either of them.

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