Brightspace
Reads live data from Brightspace (brightspace.usc.edu). Nothing is cached.
usc brightspace whoami
usc brightspace courses [--all]
usc brightspace content COURSE_ID [--flat]
usc brightspace grades COURSE_ID [--graded-only]
usc brightspace announcements [COURSE_ID] [--since TIME]
usc brightspace assignments COURSE_ID
usc brightspace submissions COURSE_ID FOLDER_ID [--download] [--output DIR]
usc brightspace download COURSE_ID TOPIC_ID [--output DIR]IDs
| Argument | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
COURSE_ID |
id from courses |
TOPIC_ID |
id from content --flat |
FOLDER_ID |
id from assignments |
Flags
| Flag | Effect |
|---|---|
courses --all |
Also list departments, semesters, and groups, not just classes |
content --flat |
One array of topics, each with its module path |
grades --graded-only |
Only items that have a score |
announcements --since |
Only announcements on or after an ISO-8601 time, like 2026-11-01T00:00:00-07:00 |
submissions --download |
Download every file you submitted instead of listing them |
--output |
Directory for downloads, default . |
announcements without a course covers every course you’re enrolled in.
Examples
# Everything posted this week
usc brightspace announcements --since 2026-11-09T00:00:00-08:00
# Find a file and download it
usc brightspace content 148230 --flat
usc brightspace download 148230 9081123 --output ~/Downloads