v 2.3.11

Changelog

SharePoint API:

• ListItem introduced support for system metadata update (#330)
• SiteProperies.update method bug fix #480
• Web.ensure_folder_path method bug fix #452

Support for ListItem system update

Prefer ListItem.validate_update_list_item method which supports overriding system metadata,
Here is an example which demonstrates how to update list item system metadata (namely Author and Modified field values):

ctx = ClientContext(site_url).with_credentials(credentials)

list_tasks = ctx.web.lists.get_by_title("Tasks")
items = list_tasks.items.get().top(1).execute_query()
if len(items) == 0:
    sys.exit("No items for update found")

item_to_update = items[0]  # type: ListItem
author = ctx.web.site_users.get_by_email(user_principal_name)

modified_date = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=3)
result = item_to_update.validate_update_list_item({
    "Author": FieldUserValue.from_user(author),
    "Modified": modified_date
}).execute_query()

has_any_error = any([item.HasException for item in result.value])
if has_any_error:
    print("Item update completed with errors, for details refer 'ErrorMessage' property")
else:
    print("Item has been updated successfully")