def get_section(self, section, use_sis_id=False, **kwargs):
"""
Get details about a specific section.
:calls: `GET /api/v1/sections/:id \
<https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/sections.html#method.sections.show>`_
:param section: The object or ID of the section to get.
:type section: :class:`canvasapi.section.Section` or int
:param use_sis_id: Whether or not section_id is an sis ID.
Defaults to `False`.
:type use_sis_id: bool
:rtype: :class:`canvasapi.section.Section`
"""
if use_sis_id:
section_id = section
uri_str = 'sections/sis_section_id:{}'
else:
section_id = obj_or_id(section, "section", (Section, ))
uri_str = 'sections/{}'
response = self.__requester.request('GET',
uri_str.format(section_id),
_kwargs=combine_kwargs(**kwargs))
return Section(self.__requester, response.json())
def get_section(self, section_id):
"""
Get details about a specific section.
:calls: `GET /api/v1/sections/:id \
<https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/sections.html#method.sections.show>`_
:rtype: :class:`canvasapi.section.Section`
"""
from canvasapi.section import Section
response = self.__requester.request('GET',
'sections/%s' % (section_id))
return Section(self.__requester, response.json())
def create_course_section(self, **kwargs):
"""
Create a new section for this course.
:calls: `POST /api/v1/courses/:course_id/sections \
<https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/sections.html#method.sections.create>`_
:rtype: :class:`canvasapi.course.Section`
"""
from canvasapi.section import Section
response = self._requester.request('POST',
'courses/%s/sections' % (self.id),
**combine_kwargs(**kwargs))
return Section(self._requester, response.json())
def get_section(self, section_id):
"""
Retrieve a section.
:calls: `GET /api/v1/courses/:course_id/sections/:id \
<https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/sections.html#method.sections.index>`_
:param section_id: The ID of the section to retrieve.
:type section_id: int
:rtype: :class:`canvasapi.section.Section`
"""
from canvasapi.section import Section
response = self._requester.request(
'GET', 'courses/%s/sections/%s' % (self.id, section_id))
return Section(self._requester, response.json())