Updating or adding to JIRA checklist pythonically with the jira-python package or jira api

[Alexander Worth]

I'm trying to figure out how to add, edit checklist items using python via the api. Using the jira api package there are some functions like .update() and .add_field_value().

It seems like there is not a ton of documentation from the jira api or python -jira package about how to handle this. 

When using either of these functions the error returned is. Where #### is just some number.

"response text = {"errorMessages":[],"errors":{"customfield_#####":"Field 'customfield_#####' cannot be set. It is not on the appropriate screen, or unknown."}}"

This is what I've found.

1) It seems like because the checklist is not inside of the box when you click on a JIRA tickets "edit" button it cannot be edited using the update() function.

2) It also seems like when I look at issue.fields.customfield__#### (checklist variable) that it will do a concatenation of the text fields, checklist boxes, completions etc. when the var is put together for viewing. 

3) trying to index into the checklist fields using update or add_field_value doesn't work -- doing something like {fields={'customfield_####':{'item':{'text':'asdfalsdf'}}}}

[Jack Hunter _HeroCoders_]

@Alexander Worth,

TBH I don't understand half of the text in your question and what checklist solution do you use but

`Field 'customfield_#####' cannot be set. It is not on the appropriate screen, or unknown.` 

means that you need to add the custom field to a screen in Jira (edit issue) to be allowed to edit it.

 You can find screen configuration in the project settings in Jira.

I hope it helps.

Cheers,
Jack