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Appending information to existing description in Jira Python

I am trying to use jira-python for creating and updating existing issues. I wanted to know whether we can append information to existing description. I tried to use issue.update, but it overwrites existing description. Please let me know whether this is possible using Jira-Python.

For Eg:

Current Description

Description 1

Description after updating

Description 1 Description 2

Solution

  • You can try the below approach.

    1. Get the existing description
    2. Add the new description
    3. Then use issue.update
    Description = issue.fields.description

Description = Description + " " + "Description 2"

issue.update(description=Description)