new_contents: from __future__ import print_function
  import json
  import sys
  from subprocess import check_output
  import data_helpers
  
  def main():
  	if len(sys.argv) >= 2:
  		statustype = sys.argv[1]
  		filename = statustype.lower() + '-tickets.json'
  	else:
  		exit(1)
  
  	whd_tickets = 'https://help.stolaf.edu/helpdesk/WebObjects/Helpdesk.woa/ra/Tickets'
  	apiKey = '***REMOVED***'
  	params = '?style=details&limit=50&qualifier=(statustype.statusTypeName%3D%27'+statustype.title()+'%27)&apiKey='+apiKey
  
  	if not data_helpers.needs_reload('data/' + filename, if_minutes_since_last_load=1):
  		return ""
  
  	tickets = check_output('curl --silent "%s"' % (whd_tickets+params), shell=True)
  
  	data_helpers.save_data('data/'+filename, json.loads(tickets))
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
  	main()
  
subject: Make a getTickets python script