Python API example

from jira import JIRA

def main():

   options = {'server': jiraURL}
   jira = JIRA(options, basic_auth=(jiraUserName, jiraPassword))
   issue = jira.issue('ESS-138581')

   print issue.fields.project.key
   print issue.fields.issuetype.name
   print issue.fields.reporter.displayName
   print issue.fields.summary
   print issue.fields.project.id

if __name__== "__main__" :
     main()

If you get handshake error [SSLV3_ALERT_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE]. Kindly install the following modules in python

• pyOpenSSL

• ndg-httpsclient

• pyasn1