pip install linkedin

pip install -I linkedin

from linkedin import *

l = LinkedinAPI(api_key='*your app key*',
              api_secret='*your app secret*',
              callback_url='http://www.example.com/callback/',
              permissions=["r_network"])

auth_props = l.get_authentication_tokens()
auth_url = auth_props['auth_url']

#Store this token in a session or something for later use in the next step.
oauth_token_secret = auth_props['oauth_token_secret']

print 'Connect with LinkedIn via: %s' % auth_url

# In Django, you'd do something like
# oauth_token = request.GET.get('oauth_token')
# oauth_verifier = request.GET.get('oauth_verifier')

oauth_token = *Grab oauth token from URL*
oauth_verifier = *Grab oauth verifier from URL*

#Initiate the LinkedIn class in your callback.
l = LinkedinAPI(api_key='*your app key*',
              api_secret='*your app secret*',
              oauth_token=oauth_token,
              oauth_token_secret=session['linkedin_session_keys']['oauth_token_secret'])

authorized_tokens = l.get_access_token(oauth_verifier)

final_oauth_token = authorized_tokens['oauth_token']
final_oauth_token_secret = authorized_tokens['oauth_token_secret']

# Save those tokens to the database for a later use?

# Get the final tokens from the database or wherever you have them stored

l = LinkedinAPI(api_key = '*your app key*',
              api_secret = '*your app secret*',
              oauth_token=final_tokens['oauth_token'],
              oauth_token_secret=final_tokens['oauth_token_secret'])

# Get your profile information (first name, last name)
profile = l.get('people/~', fields='first-name,last-name')
print profile

# Get search results
search = l.get('people-search', params={'keywords':'Hacker'})
print search

# Get your network updates
feed = l.get('people/~/network/updates')
print feed

share_content = { 
       "comment": "Posting from the API using JSON", 
       "content": { 
               "title": "A title for your share", 
               "submitted-url": "http://www.linkedin.com", 
               "submitted-image-url": "http://lnkd.in/Vjc5ec" 
       }, 
       "visibility": { 
               "code": "anyone" 
       } 
}

share_update = l.post('people/~/shares', params=share_content)
print share_update