Grades weighted automatically using API of Canvas Instructure

• More information on how this program was developed

  • Automatically weighted grades and ChatGPT

  • Calificaciones ponderadas automáticamente y ChatGPT

• Output example

  

1. Get your API_KEY like this:

   • Canvas->Account->Settings->New Access Token->Fill fields of Purpose and Expires->Generate token->Copy the token!
   • Or view this video for more details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ5cn8stjM0

2. Install this project

   • 🐧Linux, 🍎Mac or 🪟 Windows

     git clone https://github.com/nelbren/grades-weighted-automatically.git

3. Install requirements

   • Install Python 3:

     • 🐧Linux

       sudo apt install python3-pip

     • 🍎Mac

       Python Releases for macOS

     • 🪟 Windows

       Microsoft Store -> Python 3.12

   • Install the necessary files:

     • 🐧Linux or 🍎Mac

       ./install.bash

     • 🪟 Windows

       install.bat

4. Set your Instructure URL and API_KEY like this:

   • Using the environment variables:

     • Rename the my_set_env file:

       • 🐧Linux or 🍎 Mac

         Rename or copy my_set_env.bash.example to my_set_env.bash

       • 🪟 Windows

         Rename or copy my_set_env.bat.example to my_set_env.bat

       • Setting environment variables in the file.

         • INSTRUCTURE_URL='https://some.instructure.com'
         • API_KEY='your-api-key'

       • Run:

         • 🐧Linux or 🍎Mac

           ./run.bash

         • 🪟 Windows

           run.bat

   • Or using parameters:

     • Setting in the command line:

       • -u URL, --instructure_url https://some.instructure.com

       • -k API_KEY, --api_key API_KEY

     • Run:

       • 🐧Linux, 🍎Mac or 🪟Windows

         python3 grades-weighted-automatically.py -u replace-with-your-INFRASTRUCTURE-URL -k replace-with-your-KEY_API