"""
  This totally ignores OAuth2 and from the source code of the library,
  it's hitting v29 of the SFDC API which I have to assume allows direct
  connections like this.  I've been away from Salesforce for 4 years now, but
  I'm sort of suprised credetials like this are still OK for org access
"""

import json
import uuid
from simple_salesforce import Salesforce
sf = Salesforce(username={thing1},
                password={thing2},
                security_token={oooh a secret...in a script??})

record = sf.Contact.create({'LastName': str(uuid.uuid4()), 'Email': 'testing@foo.com'})
print("Record created....here's proof:")
print(record)

properties = list(record.items())
id = properties[0][1]
print("Dat Contact Id <<< {} >>>".format(id))

raw_record = sf.Contact.get(id)
print("Raw SFDC data:")
print(raw_record)

output = json.dumps(raw_record, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
print("Finally, JSON output:")
print(output)