Generate a Python API client from docs

To generate a Python API client from documentation, you generally follow these steps:

1. Identify the API specification format: Check if the API docs provide an OpenAPI/Swagger, RAML, or Postman collection file. These standardized specs can be used to auto-generate clients.

2. Use a code generation tool: If you have an OpenAPI/Swagger JSON or YAML file, tools like openapi-generator or swagger-codegen can generate Python clients automatically.

Example: Generate Python Client from OpenAPI Spec Using openapi-generator

1. Install openapi-generator CLI:

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npm install @openapitools/openapi-generator-cli -g

or

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brew install openapi-generator

2. Generate Python client:

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openapi-generator-cli generate -i path/to/openapi.yaml -g python -o ./python-client

• -i: input spec file (OpenAPI YAML or JSON)

• -g: generator name (python for Python client)

• -o: output folder

If No OpenAPI Spec — Manual Client Example

If the docs don’t provide a spec, you can create a minimal Python API client manually with requests by reading the API endpoints from the docs.

Example:

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import requests

class ApiClient:
    def __init__(self, base_url, api_key=None):
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {api_key}'} if api_key else {}

    def get_resource(self, resource_id):
        url = f"{self.base_url}/resource/{resource_id}"
        response = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()

    def create_resource(self, data):
        url = f"{self.base_url}/resource"
        response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=self.headers)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()

If you provide the API documentation or a link to it, I can help generate a more tailored Python client.