How to log into stackoverflow.com through python?

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I was thinking is there any way I can log into my stackoverflow.com account through my python code.

Is there any stackoverflow-pythonAPI through which I can achieve the above task.

I googled before asking here but was not able to find any API nor any Hello World example of using it with python.

What exactly do you mean by "logging in"? Does this mean you want to tell your browser to log in? Or do you want to access non-public profile information prgramatically? — Sven Marnach, Aug 06 '12 at 11:52

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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You're in luck: there is both an API and there is are at least two python libraries (Py-StackExchange and Stack.PY) to use that API.

One caveat: Personal information requires that you use the v2.0 API, but the currently released version of Py-StackExchange only supports up to version 1.1. The GitHub repository for the library has a updating-2.0 branch that may or may not work for you. Stack.PY does support version 2.0 (and 2.1 too!).

The API itself is based on HTTP requests with JSON responses, so you could just call the API directly as well.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered Aug 06 '12 at 11:54

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Do you have an idea how to authenticate using this library, or if this is even possible? – Sven Marnach Aug 06 '12 at 11:58
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I vaguely remember that access to the private information is only possible with version 2.0 of the API, and this library only support version 1.1, so I have some doubts this answers the question. – Sven Marnach Aug 06 '12 at 12:00
@SvenMarnach: Ah, you are correct: [Announcing API version 1.1](http://stackapps.com/q/1999) – Martijn Pieters Aug 06 '12 at 12:03
The github repo for this library has an "updating-2.0" branch for v.2 of the API, although I haven't confirmed that it actually works. – Wooble Aug 06 '12 at 12:26
@MartijnPieters: But I cannot access the non-public profile information becuase it seems I cannot authenticate myself. – RanRag Aug 06 '12 at 12:32
@Noob: Updated the answer a little. – Martijn Pieters Aug 06 '12 at 13:02

How to log into stackoverflow.com through python?

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