How to get backend instance from python-social-auth

Question

I am currently using python-social-auth and added a backend MyOAuth which BaseOAuth1, inside the BaseOAuth1 class there is a handy oauth_request instance method which I would like to make use of outside of the class.

https://github.com/omab/python-social-auth/blob/master/social/backends/oauth.py

I tried instantiate the class directly but looks like I am missing some context.

Is there a way reference that MyOAuth backend instance? I am expecting something like

request.user.social_auth.get(provider='MyOAuth').backend.oauth_request(...)

Answer 1

Sweet, posted on the github project and got an answer.

https://github.com/omab/python-social-auth/issues/114

For now:

from social.apps.django_app.utils import load_strategy

strategy = load_strategy(backend='MyOAuth')
social = request.user.social_auth.get(provider='MyOAuth')
backend = backend(strategy=strategy)
backend = social.get_backend(strategy)
backend.oauth_request(...)

The author will release a helper to do this easily.

social = request.user.social_auth.get(provider='MyOAuth')
backend = social.get_backend_instance()