# built in import json import os import string # external from canvasapi import Canvas from canvasapi.exceptions import ResourceDoesNotExist from canvasapi.exceptions import Unauthorized import dateutil.parser import jsonpickle import requests import yaml try: with open("credentials.yaml", 'r') as f: credentials = yaml.full_load(f) except OSError: # Canvas API URL API_URL = "" # Canvas API key API_KEY = "" # My Canvas User ID USER_ID = 0000000 else: API_URL = credentials["API_URL"] API_KEY = credentials["API_KEY"] USER_ID = credentials["USER_ID"] # Directory in which to download course information to (will be created if not # present) DL_LOCATION = "./output" # List of Course IDs that should be skipped (need to be integers) COURSES_TO_SKIP = [288290, 512033] DATE_TEMPLATE = "%B %d, %Y %I:%M %p" class moduleItemView(): title = "" content_type = "" external_url = "" class moduleView(): name = "" items = [] def __init__(self): self.items = [] class pageView(): title = "" body = "" created_date = "" last_updated_date = "" class topicReplyView(): author = "" posted_date = "" body = "" class topicEntryView(): author = "" posted_date = "" body = "" topic_replies = [] def __init__(self): self.topic_replies = [] class discussionView(): title = "" author = "" posted_date = "" body = "" topic_entries = [] def __init__(self): self.topic_entries = [] class submissionView(): attachments = [] grade = "" raw_score = "" submission_comments = "" total_possible_points = "" user_id = "no-id" def __init__(self): self.attachments = [] self.grade = "" self.raw_score = "" self.submission_comments = "" self.total_possible_points = "" self.user_id = None # integer class attachmentView(): filename = "" id = 0 url = "" def __init__(self): self.filename = "" self.id = 0 self.url = "" class assignmentView(): title = "" description = "" assigned_date = "" due_date = "" submissions = [] def __init__(self): self.submissions = [] class courseView(): term = "" course_code = "" name = "" assignments = [] announcements = [] discussions = [] def __init__(self): self.assignments = [] self.announcements = [] self.discussions = [] def makeValidFilename(input_str): # Remove invalid characters valid_chars = "-_.() %s%s" % (string.ascii_letters, string.digits) input_str = input_str.replace("+"," ") # Canvas default for spaces input_str = input_str.replace(":","-") input_str = input_str.replace("/","-") input_str = "".join(c for c in input_str if c in valid_chars) # Remove leading and trailing whitespace input_str = input_str.lstrip().rstrip() return input_str def makeValidFolderPath(input_str): # Remove invalid characters valid_chars = "-_.()/ %s%s" % (string.ascii_letters, string.digits) input_str = input_str.replace("+"," ") # Canvas default for spaces input_str = input_str.replace(":","-") input_str = "".join(c for c in input_str if c in valid_chars) # Remove leading and trailing whitespace, separators input_str = input_str.lstrip().rstrip().strip("/").strip("\\") # Replace path separators with OS default input_str=input_str.replace("/",os.sep) return input_str def findCourseModules(course, course_view): modules_dir = os.path.join(DL_LOCATION, course_view.term, course_view.course_code, "modules") # Create modules directory if not present if not os.path.exists(modules_dir): os.makedirs(modules_dir) module_views = [] try: modules = course.get_modules() for module in modules: module_view = moduleView() # Name module_view.name = str(module.name) if hasattr(module, "name") else "" try: # Get module items module_items = module.get_module_items() for module_item in module_items: module_item_view = moduleItemView() # Title module_item_view.title = str(module_item.title) if hasattr(module_item, "title") else "" # Type module_item_view.content_type = str(module_item.type) if hasattr(module_item, "type") else "" # External URL module_item_view.external_url = str(module_item.external_url) if hasattr(module_item, "external_url") else "" if module_item_view.content_type == "File": module_dir = modules_dir + "/" + makeValidFilename(str(module.name)) try: # Create directory for current module if not present if not os.path.exists(module_dir): os.makedirs(module_dir) # Get the file object module_file = course.get_file(str(module_item.content_id)) # Create path for module file download module_file_path = module_dir + "/" + makeValidFilename(str(module_file.display_name)) # Download file if it doesn't already exist if not os.path.exists(module_file_path): module_file.download(module_file_path) except Exception as e: print("Skipping module file download that gave the following error:") print(e) module_view.items.append(module_item_view) except Exception as e: print("Skipping module item that gave the following error:") print(e) module_views.append(module_view) except Exception as e: print("Skipping entire module that gave the following error:") print(e) return module_views def downloadCourseFiles(course, course_view): # file full_name starts with "course files" dl_dir = os.path.join(DL_LOCATION, course_view.term, course_view.course_code) # Create directory if not present if not os.path.exists(dl_dir): os.makedirs(dl_dir) try: files = course.get_files() for file in files: file_folder=course.get_folder(file.folder_id) folder_dl_dir=os.path.join(dl_dir,makeValidFolderPath(file_folder.full_name)) if not os.path.exists(folder_dl_dir): os.makedirs(folder_dl_dir) dl_path = os.path.join(folder_dl_dir, makeValidFilename(str(file.display_name))) # Download file if it doesn't already exist if not os.path.exists(dl_path): print('Downloading: {}'.format(dl_path)) file.download(dl_path) except Exception as e: print("Skipping file download that gave the following error:") print(e) def download_submission_attachments(course, course_view): course_dir = os.path.join(DL_LOCATION, course_view.term, course_view.course_code) # Create directory if not present if not os.path.exists(course_dir): os.makedirs(course_dir) for assignment in course_view.assignments: for submission in assignment.submissions: attachment_dir = os.path.join(course_dir, "assignments", assignment.title) if(len(assignment.submissions)!=1): attachment_dir = os.path.join(attachment_dir,str(submission.user_id)) if (not os.path.exists(attachment_dir)) and (submission.attachments): os.makedirs(attachment_dir) for attachment in submission.attachments: filepath = os.path.join(attachment_dir, makeValidFilename(str(attachment.id) + "_" + attachment.filename)) if not os.path.exists(filepath): print('Downloading attachment: {}'.format(filepath)) r = requests.get(attachment.url, allow_redirects=True) with open(filepath, 'wb') as f: f.write(r.content) else: print('File already exists: {}'.format(filepath)) def getCoursePageUrls(course): page_urls = [] try: # Get all pages pages = course.get_pages() for page in pages: if hasattr(page, "url"): page_urls.append(str(page.url)) except Exception as e: if e.message != "Not Found": print("Skipping page that gave the following error:") print(e) return page_urls def findCoursePages(course): page_views = [] try: # Get all page URLs page_urls = getCoursePageUrls(course) for url in page_urls: page = course.get_page(url) page_view = pageView() # Title page_view.title = str(page.title) if hasattr(page, "title") else "" # Body page_view.body = str(page.body) if hasattr(page, "body") else "" # Date created if hasattr(page, "created_at"): page_view.created_date = dateutil.parser.parse( page.created_at).strftime(DATE_TEMPLATE) else: page_view.created_date = "" # Date last updated if hasattr(page, "updated_at"): page_view.last_updated_date = dateutil.parser.parse( page.updated_at).strftime(DATE_TEMPLATE) else: page_view.last_updated_date = "" page_views.append(page_view) except Exception as e: print("Skipping page download that gave the following error:") print(e) return page_views def findCourseAssignments(course): assignment_views = [] # Get all assignments assignments = course.get_assignments() try: for assignment in assignments: # Create a new assignment view assignment_view = assignmentView() # Title if hasattr(assignment, "name"): assignment_view.title = makeValidFilename(str(assignment.name)) else: assignment_view.title = "" # Description if hasattr(assignment, "description"): assignment_view.description = str(assignment.description) else: assignment_view.description = "" # Assigned date if hasattr(assignment, "created_at_date"): assignment_view.assigned_date = assignment.created_at_date.strftime(DATE_TEMPLATE) else: assignment_view.assigned_date = "" # Due date if hasattr(assignment, "due_at_date"): assignment_view.due_date = assignment.due_at_date.strftime(DATE_TEMPLATE) else: assignment_view.due_date = "" try: try: # Download all submissions for entire class submissions = assignment.get_submissions() submissions[0] # Trigger Unauthorized if not allowed except Unauthorized: print("Not authorized to download entire class submissions for this assignment") # Download submission for this user only submissions = [assignment.get_submission(USER_ID)] submissions[0] #throw error if no submissions found at all but without error except (ResourceDoesNotExist, NameError, IndexError): print('Got no submissions from either class or user: {}'.format(USER_ID)) except Exception as e: print("Failed to retrieve submissions for this assignment") print(e.__class__.__name__) else: try: for submission in submissions: sub_view = submissionView() # My grade if hasattr(submission, "grade"): sub_view.grade = str(submission.grade) else: sub_view.grade = "" # My raw score if hasattr(submission, "score"): sub_view.raw_score = str(submission.score) else: sub_view.raw_score = "" # Total possible score if hasattr(assignment, "points_possible"): sub_view.total_possible_points = str(assignment.points_possible) else: sub_view.total_possible_points = "" # Submission comments if hasattr(submission, "submission_comments"): sub_view.submission_comments = str(submission.submission_comments) else: sub_view.submission_comments = "" if hasattr(submission, "user_id"): sub_view.user_id = str(submission.user_id) else: sub_view.user_id = "no-id" try: submission.attachments except AttributeError: print('No attachments') else: for attachment in submission.attachments: attach_view = attachmentView() attach_view.url = attachment["url"] attach_view.id = attachment["id"] attach_view.filename = attachment["filename"] sub_view.attachments.append(attach_view) assignment_view.submissions.append(sub_view) except Exception as e: print("Skipping submission that gave the following error:") print(e) assignment_views.append(assignment_view) except Exception as e: print("Skipping course assignments that gave the following error:") print(e) return assignment_views def findCourseAnnouncements(course): announcement_views = [] try: announcements = course.get_discussion_topics(only_announcements=True) for announcement in announcements: discussion_view = getDiscussionView(announcement) announcement_views.append(discussion_view) except Exception as e: print("Skipping announcement that gave the following error:") print(e) return announcement_views def getDiscussionView(discussion_topic): # Create discussion view discussion_view = discussionView() # Title discussion_view.title = str(discussion_topic.title) if hasattr(discussion_topic, "title") else "" # Author discussion_view.author = str(discussion_topic.user_name) if hasattr(discussion_topic, "user_name") else "" # Posted date discussion_view.posted_date = discussion_topic.created_at_date.strftime("%B %d, %Y %I:%M %p") if hasattr(discussion_topic, "created_at_date") else "" # Body discussion_view.body = str(discussion_topic.message) if hasattr(discussion_topic, "message") else "" # Topic entries if hasattr(discussion_topic, "discussion_subentry_count") and discussion_topic.discussion_subentry_count > 0: # Need to get replies to entries recursively? discussion_topic_entries = discussion_topic.get_topic_entries() try: for topic_entry in discussion_topic_entries: # Create new discussion view for the topic_entry topic_entry_view = topicEntryView() # Author topic_entry_view.author = str(topic_entry.user_name) if hasattr(topic_entry, "user_name") else "" # Posted date topic_entry_view.posted_date = topic_entry.created_at_date.strftime("%B %d, %Y %I:%M %p") if hasattr(topic_entry, "created_at_date") else "" # Body topic_entry_view.body = str(topic_entry.message) if hasattr(topic_entry, "message") else "" # Get this topic's replies topic_entry_replies = topic_entry.get_replies() try: for topic_reply in topic_entry_replies: # Create new topic reply view topic_reply_view = topicReplyView() # Author topic_reply_view.author = str(topic_reply.user_name) if hasattr(topic_reply, "user_name") else "" # Posted Date topic_reply_view.posted_date = topic_reply.created_at_date.strftime("%B %d, %Y %I:%M %p") if hasattr(topic_reply, "created_at_date") else "" # Body topic_reply_view.message = str(topic_reply.message) if hasattr(topic_reply, "message") else "" topic_entry_view.topic_replies.append(topic_reply_view) except Exception as e: print("Tried to enumerate discussion topic entry replies but received the following error:") print(e) discussion_view.topic_entries.append(topic_entry_view) except Exception as e: print("Tried to enumerate discussion topic entries but received the following error:") print(e) return discussion_view def findCourseDiscussions(course): discussion_views = [] try: discussion_topics = course.get_discussion_topics() for discussion_topic in discussion_topics: discussion_view = None discussion_view = getDiscussionView(discussion_topic) discussion_views.append(discussion_view) except Exception as e: print("Skipping discussion that gave the following error:") print(e) return discussion_views def getCourseView(course): course_view = courseView() # Course term course_view.term = makeValidFilename(course.term["name"] if hasattr(course, "term") and "name" in course.term.keys() else "") # Course code course_view.course_code = makeValidFilename(course.course_code if hasattr(course, "course_code") else "") # Course name course_view.name = course.name if hasattr(course, "name") else "" print("Working on " + course_view.term + ": " + course_view.name) # Course assignments print(" Getting assignments") course_view.assignments = findCourseAssignments(course) # Course announcements print(" Getting announcements") course_view.announcements = findCourseAnnouncements(course) # Course discussions print(" Getting discussions") course_view.discussions = findCourseDiscussions(course) # Course pages print(" Getting pages") course_view.pages = findCoursePages(course) return course_view def exportAllCourseData(course_view): json_str = json.dumps(json.loads(jsonpickle.encode(course_view, unpicklable = False)), indent = 4) course_output_dir = os.path.join(DL_LOCATION, course_view.term, course_view.course_code) # Create directory if not present if not os.path.exists(course_output_dir): os.makedirs(course_output_dir) course_output_path = os.path.join(course_output_dir, course_view.course_code + ".json") with open(course_output_path, "w") as out_file: out_file.write(json_str) if __name__ == "__main__": print("Welcome to the Canvas Student Data Export Tool\n") if API_URL == "": # Canvas API URL print("We will need your organization's Canvas Base URL. This is " "probably something like https://{schoolName}.instructure.com)") API_URL = input("Enter your organization's Canvas Base URL: ") if API_KEY == "": # Canvas API key print("\nWe will need a valid API key for your user. You can generate " "one in Canvas once you are logged in.") API_KEY = input("Enter a valid API key for your user: ") if USER_ID == 0000000: # My Canvas User ID print("\nWe will need your Canvas User ID. You can find this by " "logging in to canvas and then going to this URL in the same " "browser {yourCanvasBaseUrl}/api/v1/users/self") USER_ID = input("Enter your Canvas User ID: ") print("\nConnecting to canvas\n") # Initialize a new Canvas object canvas = Canvas(API_URL, API_KEY) print("Creating output directory: " + DL_LOCATION + "\n") # Create directory if not present if not os.path.exists(DL_LOCATION): os.makedirs(DL_LOCATION) all_courses_views = [] print("Getting list of all courses\n") courses = canvas.get_courses(include="term") skip = set(COURSES_TO_SKIP) for course in courses: if course.id in skip: continue course_view = getCourseView(course) all_courses_views.append(course_view) print(" Downloading all files") downloadCourseFiles(course, course_view) print(" Downloading submission attachments") download_submission_attachments(course, course_view) print(" Getting modules and downloading module files") course_view.modules = findCourseModules(course, course_view) print(" Exporting all course data") exportAllCourseData(course_view) print("Exporting data from all courses combined as one file: " "all_output.json") # Awful hack to make the JSON pretty. Decode it with Python stdlib json # module then re-encode with indentation json_str = json.dumps(json.loads(jsonpickle.encode(all_courses_views, unpicklable=False)), indent=4) all_output_path = os.path.join(DL_LOCATION, "all_output.json") with open(all_output_path, "w") as out_file: out_file.write(json_str) print("\nProcess complete. All canvas data exported!")