Python Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PayPal: Find disputes awaiting a seller response

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Scan cases updated in the past 30 days and page through the results. Show each case waiting on the seller and its response deadline when PayPal includes one in the summary.

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Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# See Unlock Chilkat before making requests.
# For the merchant's internal backoffice application. Load the sandbox token
# from the merchant's credential store. Keep it out of publicly distributed apps.
# See Get a PayPal access token.
http = chilkat2.Http()
http.AuthToken = "SANDBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN"
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
since = chilkat2.CkDateTime()
since.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()
since.AddDays(-30)
query = chilkat2.JsonObject()
query.UpdateString("update_time_after",since.GetAsTimestamp(False))
query.UpdateInt("page_size",50)
page = 1
more = True
while (more == True) :
    query.UpdateInt("page",page)
    success = http.HttpParams("GET","https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/customer/disputes",query,resp)
    if (success != True):
        print("No HTTP response: " + http.LastErrorText)
        sys.exit()

    if ((resp.StatusCode < 200) or (resp.StatusCode >= 300)):
        errorInfo = chilkat2.JsonObject()
        errorInfo.Load(resp.BodyStr)
        print("HTTP " + str(resp.StatusCode) + " " + errorInfo.StringOf("name") + " " + errorInfo.StringOf("details[0].issue"))
        print("PayPal debug ID: " + errorInfo.StringOf("debug_id"))
        sys.exit()

    result = chilkat2.JsonObject()
    parsedResult = result.Load(resp.BodyStr)
    if (parsedResult != True):
        print("Expected a JSON response; HTTP " + str(resp.StatusCode))
        sys.exit()

    i = 0
    while (i < result.SizeOfArray("items")) :
        result.I = i
        if (result.StringOfEquals("items[i].status","WAITING_FOR_SELLER_RESPONSE",True) == True):
            print(result.StringOf("items[i].dispute_id") + "  " + result.StringOf("items[i].reason"))
            if (result.HasMember("items[i].seller_response_due_date") == True):
                print("Respond by " + result.StringOf("items[i].seller_response_due_date"))

        i = i + 1

    hasNext = False
    linkIndex = 0
    while (linkIndex < result.SizeOfArray("links")) :
        result.I = linkIndex
        if (result.StringOfEquals("links[i].rel","next",True) == True):
            hasNext = True

        linkIndex = linkIndex + 1

    more = hasNext
    page = page + 1