auth.py

import json
import requests


BASE_URL = 'https://10.0.0.1/cgi-bin'
API = {
    'login': BASE_URL+'/api/v1/system/login',
}
headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}


def auth(username, password):
    data = {'data': {'username': username, 'password': password}}
    response = requests.post(API['login'], data=json.dumps(data),
                             headers=headers, verify=False)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        token = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))['data']['Token']
        headers['Authorization'] = 'Bauer ' + token
        return True

    return False