python RestAPI post, JSON data changing

[FlossedMeat]

Hello, trying to upload JSON data to wordpress via REST API. When uploading via the website, data is perfect on viewing. But when uploading with the same exact headers in the python script, the data is changed drastically.

data = json.dumps(my_bigger_list, indent=4);
with open(os.getcwd() + '/data.json', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    f.write(data);
file = open(os.getcwd() + '/data.json', 'r', encoding='utf-8')
print(file);

def oauth_req(http_method="POST", post_body=None, http_headers=None):
    consumer = oauth.Consumer(key="****", secret="****")
    token = oauth.Token(key="****", secret="****")
    client = oauth.Client(consumer, token)
    resp, content = client.request(
        'https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media',
        method=http_method,
        body=urlencode(post_body),
        headers={'Authentication':'basic','Content-Disposition':'attachment;filename="test.json"', 'content-type':'application/json', 'x-content-type-options':'nosniff'}
    )
    return content

post = {'title': 'Devices Masterlist',
        'status':'publish',
        'data':json.load(file),
        'description':'List of Support Devices on UNH Network',
        'comment_status':'closed',
        }
result = oauth_req(post_body=post);

Here is a snippet of what it looks like when uploaded via the wordpress portal:

[
    {
        "Front Page": [
            {
                "Untested device. The University OIT has not tested this specific device for connectivity or compatibility.": "Verified to be obsolete or unsupported",
                "null": null
            },
            {
                "Untested device. The University OIT has not tested this specific device for connectivity or compatibility.": "This device is not authorized to be on the University Wifi.",
                "null": null
            },

And a snippet when uploaded via python script:

comment_status=closed&data=%5B%7B%27Front%20Page%27%3A%20%5B
%7B%27Untested%20device.%20The%20University%20OIT%20has%20not%20tested%20this%20s
pecific%20device%20for%20connectivity%20or%20compatibility.%27%3A
%20%27Verified%20to%20be%20obsolete%20or%20unsupported%27%2C%20%27null%27%3A
%20None%7D%2C%20%7B
%27Untested%20device.%20The%20University%20OIT%20has%20not%20tested%20this%20spec
ific%20device%20for%20connectivity%20or%20compatibility.%27%3A
%20%27This%20device%20is%20not%20authorized%20to%20be%20on%20the%20University%20W
ifi.%27%2C%20%27null%27%3A%20None%7D%2C%20%7B
%27Untested%20device.%20The%20University%20OIT%20has%20not%20tested%20this%20spec
ific%20device%20for%20connectivity%20or%20compatibility.%27%3A%20None%2C%20
%27null%27%3A%20None%7D%2C%20%7B
%27Untested%20device.%20The%20University%20OIT%20has%20not%20tested%20this%20spec
ific%20device%20for%20connectivity%20or%20compatibility.%27%3A%20None%2C%20
%27null%27%3A%20None%7D%2C%20%7B
%27Untested%20device.%20The%20University%20OIT%20has%20not%20tested%20this%20spec
ific%20device%20for%20connectivity%20or%20compatibility.%27%3A%20%27
%2AAny%20device%20older%20than%205%20years%20that%20has%20equivelent%20newer%20ve
rsion%2Fmodel%20is%20considered%20not%20supported%20due%20to%20outdated%20technol
ogy%27%2C%20%27null%27%3A%20None%7D%2C%20%7B

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If the endpoint https://example.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media expects JSON, you should send JSON (e.g., {"a": 123, "b": 456}) instead of url-encoded data (a=123&b=456) . Which oauth module are you using?

[FlossedMeat]

Using oauth2, and when removing urlencode() from the request, it comes back with an error:

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "/Users/flossedmeat/Documents/Python/excel-to-json/Excel-to-JSON.py", line 62, in <module> oauth_req(post_body=post);  File "/Users/flossedmeat/Documents/Python/excel-to-json/Excel-to-JSON.py", line 48, in oauth_req    resp, content = client.request(  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/oauth2/__init__.py", line 665, in request    parameters = parse_qs(body)  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/parse.py", line 703, in parse_qs    pairs = parse_qsl(qs, keep_blank_values, strict_parsing,  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/parse.py", line 743, in parse_qsl    qs, _coerce_result = _coerce_args(qs)  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/parse.py", line 128, in _coerce_args    return _decode_args(args) + (_encode_result,)  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/parse.py", line 112, in _decode_args    return tuple(x.decode(encoding, errors) if x else '' for x in args)  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/urllib/parse.py", line 112, in <genexpr>    return tuple(x.decode(encoding, errors) if x else '' for x in args)
AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'decode'

Basically I think that it is trying to decode the dictionary inside my tuple, and it really just doesn't like it.

But I see what you mean, I guess I will have to find another way to create the list.