make_lotame_request.py

import requests
import sys

username, password, api_path = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3]
payload = {'username': username, 'password': password}

API_URL = 'https://api.lotame.com/2/'
AUTH_URL = 'https://crowdcontrol.lotame.com/auth/v1/tickets'

try:
	ticket_location = requests.post(AUTH_URL, data=payload).headers['location']
except KeyError:
	print('BAD username/password')
print(ticket_location)

service_call = API_URL + api_path
payload = {'service': service_call}
service_ticket = requests.post(ticket_location, data=payload).text

# Use proper character to append ticket, depending on endpoint
if '?' in api_path:
    full_url = service_call + '&ticket=' + service_ticket
else:
    full_url = service_call + '?ticket=' + service_ticket

response = requests.get(full_url)
print(response.json())