Canvas to Todoist

This Python script utilizes the Canvas API and Todoist API to automatically transfer the tasks of a course¹ hosted on Canvas into a new Todoist project.

Prerequisites

This project requires Python (version 3.8 or later).

Getting Started

Follow the instructions below to get the application up and running locally.

Installation

First, clone this repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/jasminjohal/canvas-to-todoist.git
$ cd canvas-to-todoist

Before proceeding, I recommend setting up a virtual environment.

Install the dependencies:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Creating a .env file

Create a new file with the extension .env in the same folder as the main.py script and name it .env. Add the following two lines to the file. Make sure to replace both {your_canvas_key} and {your_todoist_key} with your API keys for Canvas and Todoist, respectively.

CANVAS_KEY={your_canvas_key}
TODOIST_KEY={your_todoist_key}

Running the app

$ python main.py

Pay attention to the console because the application will ask you to input information twice. First, it will ask you to enter in the ID of a course. This course ID can be extracted from the course's Canvas URL. It is the number after /courses/.

For example, for CS 361, the course ID is 1877222.

Later, the application will ask you to provide a project name. This is what the new project will be named in Todoist. Feel free to name it whatever you would like.

Footnotes

1. Note that you need a Canvas API key to run this script and Canvas only authorizes you to get information for classes you are/were enrolled in. ↩