Linkedin Login Auhtentication Sample Python Code

Linkedin Login Auhtentication

consumer_key           =  settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_CREDENTIALS['linkedin']['consumer_key']

consumer_secret        =  settings.SOCIAL_AUTH_CREDENTIALS['linkedin']['consumer_secret']

def login(request):

    try:

        request_token_url = 'https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/requestToken'

        consumer = oauth.Consumer(consumer_key, consumer_secret)

        client = oauth.Client(consumer)

        client.ca_certs = certifi.where()

        resp, content = client.request(request_token_url, "GET")

        if resp['status'] != '200':

            raise Exception("Invalid response %s." % resp['status'])

         

        request_token = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(content))

        request.session['linkedintoken'] = request_token

        authorize_url = 'https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=%s' % request_token['oauth_token']

        return HttpResponseRedirect(authorize_url)

    except:

        return HttpResponseRedirect("/login")

def callback(request):

    request_token = request.session['linkedintoken']

    access_token_url = 'https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/accessToken'

    consumer = oauth.Consumer(consumer_key, consumer_secret)

    token = oauth.Token(request_token['oauth_token'], request_token['oauth_token_secret'])

    token.set_verifier(request.GET.get('oauth_verifier',''))

    client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)

    client.ca_certs = certifi.where()

    resp, content = client.request(access_token_url, "POST")

    access_token = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(content))

    try:

        url = "https://api.linkedin.com/v1/people/~:(first_name,last_name,siteStandardProfileRequest,id,positions:(company:(name)))?format=json"

        token = oauth.Token(

                             key=access_token['oauth_token'], 

                             secret=access_token['oauth_token_secret'])

        

        

        client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)

        client.ca_certs = certifi.where()

        resp, content = client.request(url)

        user_info = json.loads(content)

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Written by, Thanga Vignesh Raja T