Edit external_url of ModuleItem returns error

[maxjeltes]

While trying to edit an the external_url of a ModuleItem, I am getting the error:
"BadRequest: 'missing module item parameter'"

I have my API_URL and API_KEY but do not want to show in the code.

canvas = Canvas(API_URL, API_KEY)

course = canvas.get_course(13489)
module = course.get_module(65186)
module_item = module.get_module_item(417500)

module_item.edit(new_mi = {'external_url' : 'https://google.com'})

I am wondering if anyone knows how to fix this problem. I am following the ucfopen README but I cannot find anything there to help me.

[Thetwam]

Hey @maxjeltes,

According to the Canvas docs for editing a module item, changing the external URL requires the parameter module_item[external_url]. Since brackets aren't allowed in argument names in Python, the CanvasAPI library requires you to use an argument called module_item and set it equal to a dictionary containing a key called external_url. What you have is close, but the name of the argument is important.

Try the following:

module_item.edit(module_item={'external_url' : 'https://google.com'})

For more information about how CanvasAPI handles keyword arguments, check out our keyword argument documentation. In particular, take a look at the Nested Parameters section.

[maxjeltes]

Hi @Thetwam,
Thanks for helping out! The Nested Parameters section in the documentation describes it nicely indeed.