(Chilkat2-Python) SharePoint -- Create List

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This example shows how to create a new SharePoint list.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/sp-add-ins/working-with-lists-and-list-items-with-rest

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import sys
import chilkat2

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

# If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
# Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
http.Login = "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME"
http.Password = "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD"
http.LoginDomain = "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN"
http.NtlmAuth = True

# The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
# If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
# establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication

# To create a list, we're going to POST to
# https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/lists
# with a request body containing the following JSON:
# 
# {
#   "__metadata": {
#     "type": "SP.List"
#   },
#   "AllowContentTypes": true,
#   "BaseTemplate": 100,
#  "ContentTypesEnabled": true,
#  "Description": "My list description",
#  "Title": "Test"
# }

# This example will create a folder named ChilkatTest in /Documents

req = chilkat2.HttpRequest()
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/_api/web/lists"

# We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
# See this example for details on
# how to get (and cache) a form digest value
req.AddHeader("X-RequestDigest","SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST")

# Set the Content-Type, and indicate that a JSON response is desired.
req.ContentType = "application/json;odata=verbose"
req.AddHeader("Accept","application/json;odata=verbose")

# Create and add the JSON body.
# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("__metadata.type","SP.List")
json.UpdateBool("AllowContentTypes",True)
json.UpdateInt("BaseTemplate",100)
json.UpdateBool("ContentTypesEnabled",True)
json.UpdateString("Description","My list description")
json.UpdateString("Title","Test")

# Send the POST using HTTPS (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
bUseTls = True
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.SynchronousRequest("SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req)
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The response body contains JSON.
json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = False

# The expected success response code is 201.
# (Let's also check for 200, just in case things change..)
if ((resp.StatusCode != 200) and (resp.StatusCode != 201)):
    print("Response status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))
    print(json.Emit())
    print("Failed")

    sys.exit()

# Show the successful JSON response.
print(json.Emit())
print("Success.")

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON