advent_of_code.py

import requests


def get_leaderboard(api_url, session_cookie):
    headers = {
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'Cookie': f'session={session_cookie}'
    }

    aoc_request = requests.get(url=api_url, headers=headers)
    if aoc_request.status_code == 200:
        print('Successfully retrieved Advent of Code leaderboard')
        json_response = aoc_request.json()
        return json_response
    else:
        exit(f'Error[{aoc_request.status_code}] retrieving Advent of Code leaderboard: {aoc_request.text}')


def parse_and_sort_members(json_body):
    print(f'Found {len(json_body["members"])} members in leaderboard')
    return sorted(json_body['members'].values(), key=lambda item: item['local_score'], reverse=True)