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Shippo Generate a Return Label

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Demonstrates how to generate a pay-on-use return label.

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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()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl https://api.goshippo.com/shipments/ \
#     -H "Authorization: ShippoToken <API_Token>" \
#     -d address_from="d799c2679e644279b59fe661ac8fa488" \
#     -d address_to="42236bcf36214f62bcc6d7f12f02a849" \
#     -d parcels=["7df2ecf8b4224763ab7c71fae7ec8274"] \
#     -d shipment_date="2013-12-03T12:00:00.000Z" \
#     -d extra='{ "is_return": true}' \
#     -d async=false

req = chilkat2.HttpRequest()
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/shipments/"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam("address_from","d799c2679e644279b59fe661ac8fa488")
req.AddParam("address_to","42236bcf36214f62bcc6d7f12f02a849")
req.AddParam("parcels","[\"7df2ecf8b4224763ab7c71fae7ec8274\"]")
req.AddParam("shipment_date","2013-12-03T12:00:00.000Z")
req.AddParam("extra","'{ \"is_return\": true}'")
req.AddParam("async","false")

req.AddHeader("Authorization","ShippoToken <API_Token>")

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

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
print("Response Status Code = " + str(respStatusCode))
if (respStatusCode >= 400):
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.Header)
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {}

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON