Simple Python API Client

This repository contains a simple Python script for making API calls with bearer token authentication. The token is read from a local file for security.

Quick Setup

1. Run the setup script:

   python setup.py

2. Edit configuration files:

   • Edit token.txt with your actual bearer token
   • Edit .env with your API base URL

3. Activate virtual environment:

   # On Linux/macOS
   source venv/bin/activate
   
   # On Windows
   venv\Scripts\activate

4. Run the API client:

   python api_client.py

Manual Setup

If you prefer to set up manually:

1. Create virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # Linux/macOS
   # or
   venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create configuration files:

   cp .env.example .env
   cp token.txt.example token.txt

4. Edit the files with your actual values

Usage

The APIClient class supports GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests:

from api_client import APIClient

# Initialize client
client = APIClient(token_file="token.txt", base_url="https://api.example.com")

# Make requests
response = client.get("/api/users")
response = client.post("/api/users", json_data={"name": "John"})
response = client.put("/api/users/1", json_data={"name": "Jane"})
response = client.delete("/api/users/1")

Testing

Run the test suite to verify everything works:

python test_api_client.py

Files

• api_client.py - Main API client script
• setup.py - Automated setup script
• test_api_client.py - Test suite
• requirements.txt - Python dependencies
• .env.example - Environment variables template
• token.txt.example - Token file template