Canvas Course Reset Script

This script will delete the contents of a course without deleting the course shell. This updated script also features a graphical user interface that will make it easier for users to interact with the script.

User Interface Design

Getting Started

Requirements:

• Python 3.9 or later - can be downloaded from here

Please ensure that the Add Python 3.X to PATH checkbox is checked

• Canvas API Token
• The course ID of the course you are resetting

Ex. For https://canvas.ubc.ca/courses/1326, 1326 is the Course ID

How to get a Canvas API token

1. Log in to Canvas.
2. Click on Account on the Global Navigation menu.
3. Select Settings.

4. Under the Approved Integrations section, click on the + New Access Token button.

5. In the pop-up window, fill in the Purpose field.
6. Click on the Generate Token button.

7. Copy and paste the token provided to you onto a secure text file on your local machine.

Note: Once you close this window, you will not be able to access this token again. Therefore, a new token will need to be generated if you lose your current one.

Setting up the environment:

1. Clone the repository into your local computer.
2. Install the libraries needed by running a pip install in the terminal.

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Python Script:

1. Open the accesstoken.py file using Notepad or Visual Studio Code.
2. Copy and paste your Canvas API Token in the access_token field. Then, save the file.
3. Right-click on the main.py script and select Edit with IDLE > Edit with IDLE 3.10.

4. Click Run > Run Module.

5. Fill in the prompts in the application window and click Submit to proceed with the course reset.
6. Once the script has finished running, a pop-up window will show a summary of what has been deleted. There is also a Go to Course button that will redirect you to the Canvas course page so that you may review the course.