Update examples to use /userinfo and /posts endpoints#73
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Update examples to use /userinfo and /posts endpoints#73ZLeventer wants to merge 2 commits intolinkedin-developers:mainfrom
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…g from batch create response When the JSON response lacks an "elements" key, json_data.get() returns None, which cannot be iterated. Default to an empty list instead, matching the pattern already used by BatchFinderResponseFormatter. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…edin-developers#29) Python's double underscore prefix triggers name mangling, which is inappropriate for regular private functions and methods. Renamed all non-dunder `__` prefixed functions/methods to single underscore `_` across encoder.py, decoder.py, and client.py. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
/meendpoint with/userinfo, update field names to OpenID Connect claims (sub,given_name,family_name,picture, etc.), and update required scopes fromr_liteprofiletoopenid+profile/mewith/userinfo, usesubinstead ofidfor the person URN, and remove the legacy/ugcPostsexample entirely (endpoint is deprecated) — only the versioned/postsAPI remainsThese changes align the examples with the current LinkedIn API, where the v2
/meendpoint and/ugcPostshave been deprecated in favor of OpenID Connect's/userinfoand the versioned/postsAPI respectively.Fixes #60 — fresh take on the same changes proposed in the stale PR from Apr 2024.
Test plan
get_profile.pysuccessfully calls/userinfoand returns OpenID Connect claimscreate_posts.pycreates a post via/postsusing thesubfield from/userinfo/meor/ugcPostsremain in examples