What is the process for adding folders in SharePoint using office365-rest-python-api?

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To add folders in SharePoint using office365-rest-python-api, you can follow these steps:

1. Import necessary libraries: You need to import the necessary libraries such as 'from office365.runtime.auth.authenticationcontext import AuthenticationContext' and 'from office365.sharepoint.clientcontext import ClientContext' to perform operations with the SharePoint site.

2. Create client context and authenticate: Next, you need to create a client context for the SharePoint site using the authentication context and then authenticate the credentials.

3. Get the SharePoint list: After authenticating, you will need to retrieve the SharePoint list where you want to add a new folder using the method 'getbytitle()'.

4. Create a folder object: To add a new folder, create a folder object using the method 'FolderCreationInformation' and provide a title for the folder.

5. Add the folder to SharePoint: Finally, to add the created folder object to SharePoint, use the method 'listrootfolder().folders.add(folder_info)'.

Here is an example code snippet that shows how to add a folder to SharePoint:

from office365.runtime.auth.authentication_context import AuthenticationContext
from office365.sharepoint.client_context import ClientContext
from office365.sharepoint.files.folder_creation_information import FolderCreationInformation

# authenticate and create client context
ctx_auth = AuthenticationContext(url, username, password)
ctx = ClientContext(url, ctx_auth)
ctx_auth.acquire_token_for_app(client_id, client_secret)
ctx.execute_query()

# retrieve the SharePoint list
list_name = "Documents"
target_list = ctx.web.lists.get_by_title(list_name)
ctx.load(target_list)
ctx.execute_query()

# create folder object
folder_info = FolderCreationInformation()
folder_info.Url = "New Folder"
folder_info.CreationType = 1

# add folder to SharePoint
target_folder = target_list.root_folder.folders.add(folder_info)
ctx.execute_query()

In this example, 'url', 'username', and 'password' are the SharePoint site URL, the Office 365 username, and password respectively. 'clientid' and 'clientsecret' are the Office 365 app client ID and client secret, respectively. 'list_name' is the name of the SharePoint list where you want to add a new folder, and 'New Folder' is the title of the new folder you want to add.