PyANS

Retrieving Data from ANS with Python

Released under the MIT License

Oliver Lindemann, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

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Dependencies

Python 3.8+ and the following libraries (see requirements.txt):

• pandas (>=1.5)
• appdirs (>=1.4)
• requests (>=2.25)

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PyANS Command line interface

call: python -m pyans

usage: pyans [-h] [--usage] [--token] [--new [DATABASE_NAME]] [--exercises] [--results] [--submissions] [--courses] [--grades] [--assignments]
                  [--file [EXCEL_FILE]]
                  [DATABASE]

Retrieving Data from ANS.

positional arguments:
  DATABASE              database file

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --usage               show typical workflow
  --token               setting access token

Retrieve / Download:
  --new [DATABASE_NAME], -n [DATABASE_NAME]
                        initiate new database
  --results             retrieve results
  --exercises           retrieve exercises & questions
  --submissions         retrieve submissions

Show / Export:
  --courses, -c         list all courses
  --grades, -g          list all grades
  --assignments, -a     overview all assignments
  --file [EXCEL_FILE], -f [EXCEL_FILE]
                        export what is shown to excel

(c) Oliver Lindemann

Typical workflow

Ensure that you have set an access token (call '--token'). A new token can be generated via the ANS website: https://ans.app/users/tokens

1. Initiate new database: --new mydatabase and follow instructions

2. Download grades (results): mydatabase --results

3. Download all questions (exercises): mydatabase --exercises (that might take a while!)

4. Show assignment overview: mydatabase -a

5. Show grades: mydatabase -r

   To save assignments, courses or grades add --file myexcelfile.xlsx to a show command

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PyANS Python library

API documentation is work in progress

see demo script pyans_demo.py