Linking two boards using Python and the API

I am currently importing data into two boards to simulate a parent/child relationship. The two boards share a value companyName that will link them. I final part of the code I am pasting now works. However, I want to replace one of the hardcoded IDs with a variable. I’ve tried a number of ways without any success.

Query 1, not shown retrieves a JSON with the item ID, item name (company) from the parent board

Query 2, not shown retrieves a JSON with item ID, item name, company name from the child board

The loop below takes a single item from Q2, calls a function to find the matching company from Q1, then calls API to connect_boards.

for allItems2 in itemLevelData2:
singleItem2 = allItems2[‘items’]
# Loop for individual item detail
for itemDetail2 in singleItem2:
#Retrieve the entry ID
itemID2 = int(itemDetail2[‘id’])
columnValues = itemDetail2[‘column_values’]
#print(columnValues)
for company in columnValues:
companyName2 = company[‘text’]
if (search_company(companyName2) != None):
accountRowID = search_company(companyName2)
vars3 = {
‘boardID’: 3030320934,
‘itemID’ : itemID2,
‘myColVals’ : json.dumps({
‘connect_boards’ : {‘item_ids’ : [3028979985]}}) #Want to use accountRowID here
}
queryUpdateRow = ’ mutation ($boardID: Int!, $itemID: Int!, $myColVals: JSON!) {change_multiple_column_values(board_id:$boardID, item_id:$itemID, column_values:$myColVals) {id}}’
data = {‘query’: queryUpdateRow, ‘variables’: vars3}
r = requests.post(url=apiUrl, json=data, headers=headers) # make request
else:
print(“No Match”)

I want to use a variable in vars3 for the connect_boards line.

Any recommendations?

Thanks
Bruce

Since the query is really a string, I was able to get it working by building the string in multiple statements:

or allItems2 in itemLevelData2:
singleItem2 = allItems2[‘items’]
# Loop for individual item detail
for itemDetail2 in singleItem2:
#Retrieve the entry ID
itemID2 = int(itemDetail2[‘id’])
columnValues = itemDetail2[‘column_values’]
#print(columnValues)
for company in columnValues:
companyName2 = company[‘text’]
print(itemID2," ",companyName2)
if (search_company(companyName2) != None):
accountRowID = search_company(companyName2)
data7=[accountRowID]
print(data7)

    		vars3 = {
    			'boardID': 3030320934,
    			'itemID' : itemID2,
    			'myColVals' : json.dumps({
    				'connect_boards' : {'item_ids' : [3028979985]}})  #Want to user accountRowID here
    			}
    		queryUpdateRow = ' mutation {change_multiple_column_values(board_id:3030320934, item_id:'
    		queryUpdateRow += str(itemID2)
    		queryUpdateRow += ',  column_values: "{\\"connect_boards\\" : {\\"item_ids\\" : ['
    		queryUpdateRow += accountRowID
    		queryUpdateRow += ']}}") {id}}'
    		data = {'query': queryUpdateRow, 'variables': vars3}
    		r = requests.post(url=apiUrl, json=data, headers=headers)  # make request
    	else:
    		print("No Match")

print("Type is ", type(queryUpdateRow))

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