added example python code for dns_records/export

README.md

@@ -671,6 +671,30 @@ $
 
 The **jq -r** option is used to convert newlines and tabs within the JSON response data. The egrep is used for documentation brevity.
 
+This can also be done via Python code with the following example.
+```
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+import CloudFlare
+
+def main():
+    zone_name = sys.argv[1]
+    cf = CloudFlare.CloudFlare()
+
+    zones = cf.zones.get(params={'name': zone_name})
+    zone_id = zones[0]['id']
+
+    dns_records = cf.zones.dns_records.export.get(zone_id)
+    for l in dns_records.splitlines():
+        if len(l) == 0 or l[0] == ';':
+            continue
+        print l
+    exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+```
+
 ## Implemented API calls
 
 The **--dump** argument to cli4 will produce a list of all the call implemented within the library.

README.rst

@@ -739,6 +739,31 @@ page within the Cloudflare portal.
 The **jq -r** option is used to convert newlines and tabs within the
 JSON response data. The egrep is used for documentation brevity.
 
+This can also be done via Python code with the following example.
+
+::
+
+    #!/usr/bin/env python
+    import sys
+    import CloudFlare
+
+    def main():
+        zone_name = sys.argv[1]
+        cf = CloudFlare.CloudFlare()
+
+        zones = cf.zones.get(params={'name': zone_name})
+        zone_id = zones[0]['id']
+
+        dns_records = cf.zones.dns_records.export.get(zone_id)
+        for l in dns_records.splitlines():
+            if len(l) == 0 or l[0] == ';':
+                continue
+            print l
+        exit(0)
+
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        main()
+
 Implemented API calls
 ---------------------
 

examples/example_dns_export.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Cloudflare API code - example"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
+
+import CloudFlare
+
+def main():
+    """Cloudflare API code - example"""
+
+    try:
+        zone_name = sys.argv[1]
+    except IndexError:
+        exit('usage: example_dns_export.py zone')
+
+    cf = CloudFlare.CloudFlare()
+
+    # grab the zone identifier
+    try:
+        params = {'name': zone_name}
+        zones = cf.zones.get(params=params)
+    except CloudFlare.exceptions.CloudFlareAPIError as e:
+        exit('/zones %d %s - api call failed' % (e, e))
+    except Exception as e:
+        exit('/zones.get - %s - api call failed' % (e))
+
+    if len(zones) == 0:
+        exit('/zones.get - %s - zone not found' % (zone_name))
+
+    if len(zones) != 1:
+        exit('/zones.get - %s - api call returned %d items' % (zone_name, len(zones)))
+
+    zone_id = zones[0]['id']
+
+    try:
+        dns_records = cf.zones.dns_records.export.get(zone_id)
+    except CloudFlare.exceptions.CloudFlareAPIError as e:
+        exit('/zones/dns_records/export %s - %d %s - api call failed' % (dns_name, e, e))
+
+    for l in dns_records.splitlines():
+        if len(l) == 0 or l[0] == ';':
+            # blank line or comment line are skipped - to make example easy to see
+            continue
+        print l
+
+    exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+