Genesis Foods - Exporting to CSV

Overview

Get Your API Key

Download the Files

There are two key files for running this test

Bulk_Download.py
Config.ini

Update the Configuration Files

What to change?

MacOS Instructions

One-Time System Setup

Python is already installed by default on MacOS, so we just need to install a few plugins to help the script work

1	Open the Terminal application. You can do this from your dock or through Spotlight search by clicking on command+spacebar.
2	Let’s next check the command to launch Python, as it may vary depending on your OS version. Issue the commands `which python` `which python3` to see which Python executable we have installed. In the example on the right, our Python executable is `python3` as indicated by the response.
3	Similarly, we’ll need to check the path for `pip` - which is the package installer for Python. Issue the commands `which pip` `which pip3` to see which `pip` executable is available. In the example on the right, both `pip` and `pip3` are available (they are likely the same, but that’s an advanced topic).
4	Now we need to download a plugin - issue the command `pip install requests` or `pip3 install requests` (depending on the executable that was available in Step 3) to install the `requests` package.

We’re now ready to run the export script! You only need to do this once, regardless of how many times you plan to use the export process.

Running the Export Script

1	Change to the directory you downloaded the file
2	Run the command `python bulk_download.py`

If you receive an error that looks like ImportError: urllib3 v2.0 only supports OpenSSL 1.1.1+, currently the 'ssl' module is compiled with 'OpenSSL 1.0.2r 26 Feb 2019'. then we will need to issue two additional commands to continue the setup process (just once)

pip uninstall urllib3

pip install 'urllib3<2.0'

Once this is complete, the script should be able to run to completion.