dns import example - showing how to get around reserved word

Author: mahtin

examples/example_dns_import.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Cloudflare API code - example"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
+
+import json
+
+import CloudFlare
+
+def main():
+    """Cloudflare API code - example"""
+
+    try:
+        zone_name = sys.argv[1]
+        file_name = sys.argv[2]
+    except IndexError:
+        exit('usage: example_dns_import.py zone zone-file')
+
+    try:
+        fd = open(file_name, 'rb')
+    except:
+        exit('file open - %s' % (e))
+
+    cf = CloudFlare.CloudFlare()
+
+    # grab the zone identifier
+    try:
+        params = {'name': zone_name}
+        zones = cf.zones.get(params=params)
+    except CloudFlare.exceptions.CloudFlareAPIError as e:
+        exit('/zones %d %s - api call failed' % (e, e))
+    except Exception as e:
+        exit('/zones.get - %s - api call failed' % (e))
+
+    if len(zones) == 0:
+        exit('/zones.get - %s - zone not found' % (zone_name))
+
+    if len(zones) != 1:
+        exit('/zones.get - %s - api call returned %d items' % (zone_name, len(zones)))
+
+    zone_id = zones[0]['id']
+
+    #
+    # "import" is a reserved word and hence this code - it's ugly; but correct.
+    #
+    m = cf.zones.dns_records
+    m = getattr(m, 'import')
+
+    try:
+        r = m.post(zone_id, files={'file':fd})
+    except CloudFlare.exceptions.CloudFlareAPIError as e:
+        exit('/zones/dns_records/import %s - %d %s - api call failed' % (dns_name, e, e))
+
+    print(json.dumps(r))
+
+    exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+