macos script that collects data from https://jamf-patch.jamfcloud.com/v1/software/ and output to UTF-8 csv and saves to /users shared folder on macOS, named by timestamp

savesoftware.py

import requests
import pandas as pd
import os
import datetime

# Get data from website
response = requests.get('https://jamf-patch.jamfcloud.com/v1/software/')
data = response.json()

# Convert data to pandas DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame(data)

# Get timestamp
timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")

# Get Users Shared directory path
shared_dir = os.path.expanduser('/Users/Shared')

# Ensure the shared directory exists
os.makedirs(shared_dir, exist_ok=True)

# Name of the output file
file_name = os.path.join(shared_dir, f'output_{timestamp}.csv')

# Save DataFrame to CSV file in Users Shared folder
df.to_csv(file_name, index=False, encoding='utf-8')

print(f"Data saved to {file_name}")

May need to run : pip install requests pandas
This script will fetch the data from the website, convert it to a DataFrame (a table-like structure provided by pandas), and then save it as a CSV file in the Users Shared folder. The name of the CSV file will include the current timestamp to ensure each run generates a unique file.

Remember to replace the '/Users/Shared' with the absolute path of the Shared directory on your macOS.

Please note that Python might not be preinstalled in all macOS systems, or the installed version might be different from what this script expects. You may need to install an appropriate version of Python and pip (the Python package installer) to be able to run this script.

Remember that you should always be careful when running scripts that you got from the internet, and ensure that you understand what they do before you run them. This script is safe as it stands, but modifying it could potentially lead to unexpected consequences if you're not familiar with what the code is doing.

run in terminal: python3 ./savesoftware.py