Update Parent of Subtask through Python Jira API

[Ahmad Sidawi]

Hi, 

According to this: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSWCLOUD-22718

its now possible to update the Parent of a subtask through the API. Does anyone know how to do this through Python? I've tried the following but no dice:

sub_task_issue.update(parent=test_issue.key)
sub_task_issue.update(fields = {'parent': test_issue})
sub_task_issue.update(parent =  test_issue)
 

I'm getting errors like: 

 response text = {"errorMessages":[],"errors":{"parent":"data was not an object"}} 

or 

TypeError: Object of type Issue is not JSON serializable

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ahmad Sidawi · Accepted solution]

This turned out to be the correct syntax: 

sub_task_issue.update(fields = {'parent': {'key': str(test_issue.key)}})

[andrew_pieri]

I can't even begin to tell you how much this little line helped. Every other key:value pair in our code uses "value" or "name" for the key. But for some reason (probably because parent is newer), the key for parent is LITERALLY "key".

Thanks again lol.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Whatever Python library you are using, it is not sending the right data to Jira.

Either you're not feeding the function valid data, or the library has a bug.  Whichever it is, the JSON that the REST call is sending is malformed and Jira can't read it.

What is providing the function sub_task_issue.update ?

[Ahmad Sidawi]

https://pypi.org/project/jira/

I'm using the above, i think i might just have the 'update' syntax wrong for updating Parent.

I've used it before to update fields in Jira like so:

sub_task_issue.update(fields = {'customfield_12389': {'value': "XYZ"}})

[Ahmad Sidawi]

def update(
    self,
    fields: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    async_: Optional[bool] = None,
    jira: "JIRA" = None,
    notify: bool = True,
    **kwargs: Any,
):

[Ahmad Sidawi]

Figured it out eventually :

sub_task_issue.update(fields = {'parent': {'key': str(test_issue.key)}})

[Dharmraj Chauhan]

Hi, I am using JIRA library in python for the automation.
And, I am using below code to create child issue using parent issue's key, but I am getting the error.

parent_issue_data = {
        "project": {"key": project_name},
        "summary": main_task,
        "issuetype": {"name": "Task"},
        }
parent_issue = jira.create_issue(fields=parent_issue_data)
child_issue_data = {
        "project": {"key": project_name},
        "summary": main_task,
        "issuetype": {"name": "Task"},
        "parent": {'key': 'ANTAR-28'}        
}
child_issue = jira.create_issue(fields=child_issue_data)

Please, can you guide me how I have to do it.

I just want to attach the sub task under the parent task.

[Ahmad Sidawi]

What error do you get?

[Dharmraj Chauhan]

AttributeError Traceback (most recent call last)

File c:\raaj\python\JiraAutomation\.reqenv\lib\site-packages\atlassian\rest_client.py:436, in AtlassianRestAPI.raise_for_status(self, response)

434 else:

435 error_msg = "\n".join(

--> 436 j.get("errorMessages", list()) + [k.get("message", "") for k in j.get("errors", dict())]

437 )

438 except Exception as e:

File c:\raaj\python\JiraAutomation\.reqenv\lib\site-packages\atlassian\rest_client.py:436, in <listcomp>(.0)

434 else:
435 error_msg = "\n".join(
--> 436 j.get("errorMessages", list()) + [k.get("message", "") for k in j.get("errors", dict())]
437 )
438 except Exception as e:

AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'get'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
HTTPError Traceback (most recent call last)
Cell In[48], line 59
---> 59 child_issue = jira.create_issue(
...
1018 )
1020 if http_error_msg:
-> 1021 raise HTTPError(http_error_msg, response=self)

HTTPError: 400 Client Error: Bad Request for url: https://raajchauhan.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue?updateHistory=false

Thanks for your responce.

[Dharmraj Chauhan]

My issue is resolved.

They changed the issue type parameter syntax.

My previous code:

"issuetype": {"name": "Sub-task"},

And, Here is my current working code:

"issuetype": {"name": "Subtask"},

Thank you.