Set a date/time field value on a list item.

Reference

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/apis/rest-api/navigation/list-item-operations

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import argparse
from datetime import datetime

from office365.sharepoint.client_context import ClientContext
from tests.settings import client_id, password, site_url, tenant, username


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Set a date/time field on a list item")
    parser.add_argument("--list-title", default="Company Tasks", help="list title")
    parser.add_argument("--item-id", type=int, required=True, help="item id")
    parser.add_argument("--field", default="DueDate", help="date field internal name")
    args = parser.parse_args()

    ctx = ClientContext(site_url).with_username_and_password(
        tenant=tenant, client_id=client_id, username=username, password=password
    )
    item = ctx.web.lists.get_by_title(args.list_title).items.get_by_id(args.item_id)
    item.set_property(args.field, datetime.now()).update().execute_query()
    print(f"Set {args.field} on item {args.item_id} to {datetime.now()}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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