items = [{'portal_type': 'ArticleReference',
'attributes': {'id': 'grandma-example',
'title': 'Super bulk updated example'}}]
# Lets start with getting the current values for our items,
# just to have values to compare with when asking the
# user to confirm the changes (below)
itemids = [item['attributes']['id'] for item in items]
current_values = folder.search(itemids=itemids)
#pprint(current_values) # pretty-print response
# Then pretend to update to get the changes that will be applied when we update
# for real
pretend_response = folder.bulk_update(pretend=True,
items=items)
#pprint(pretend_response) # pretty-print response
# Ask the user to confirm before bulk updating
print 'Are you sure you want to make the following changes:'
print create_diff(current_values['items'], pretend_response['items'])
if raw_input('Confirm changes (y|N): ') == 'y':
response = folder.bulk_update(items=items)
# List the changed items
print 'Changed items:'
for item in response['items']:
print '-', item['url']
#pprint(response) # pretty-print reponse
