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36 changes: 30 additions & 6 deletions open_linkedin_api/linkedin.py
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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
from urllib.parse import urlencode, quote
from typing import Dict, Union, Optional, List, Literal

from open_linkedin_api.client import Client
from open_linkedin_api.client import Client, UnauthorizedException
from open_linkedin_api.utils.helpers import (
get_id_from_urn,
get_urn_from_raw_update,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -86,7 +86,19 @@ def _fetch(self, uri: str, evade=default_evade, base_request=False, **kwargs):
evade()

url = f"{self.client.API_BASE_URL if not base_request else self.client.LINKEDIN_BASE_URL}{uri}"
return self.client.session.get(url, **kwargs)
res = self.client.session.get(url, **kwargs)

if res.status_code == 401:
raise UnauthorizedException()

if not (
200 <= res.status_code < 300
): # I don't know all status_codes successfully of LkIn
raise Exception(
f"Request failed with status code {res.status_code}: {res.text}"
)

return res

def _cookies(self):
"""Return client cookies"""
Expand All @@ -101,7 +113,19 @@ def _post(self, uri: str, evade=default_evade, base_request=False, **kwargs):
evade()

url = f"{self.client.API_BASE_URL if not base_request else self.client.LINKEDIN_BASE_URL}{uri}"
return self.client.session.post(url, **kwargs)

res = self.client.session.post(url, **kwargs)
if res.status_code == 401:
raise UnauthorizedException()

if not (
200 <= res.status_code < 300
): # I don't know all status_codes successfully of LkIn
raise Exception(
f"Request failed with status code {res.status_code}: {res.text}"
)

return res

def get_profile_posts(
self,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -140,7 +164,7 @@ def get_profile_posts(
res = self._fetch(url, params=url_params)
data = res.json()
if data and "status" in data and data["status"] != 200:
self.logger.info("request failed: {}".format(data["message"]))
self.logger.info(f"request failed:{data.get('status')} - {data.get('message')}")
return [{}]
while data and data["metadata"]["paginationToken"] != "":
if len(data["elements"]) >= post_count:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -744,7 +768,7 @@ def get_profile(

data = res.json()
if data and "status" in data and data["status"] != 200:
self.logger.info("request failed: {}".format(data["message"]))
self.logger.info(f"request failed:{data.get('status')} - {data.get('message')}")
return {}

# massage [profile] data
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1688,7 +1712,7 @@ def get_job(self, job_id: str) -> Dict:
data = res.json()

if data and "status" in data and data["status"] != 200:
self.logger.info("request failed: {}".format(data["message"]))
self.logger.info(f"request failed:{data.get('status')} - {data.get('message')}")
return {}

return data
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