dump_sf_table.py

import json
from salesforce_api import Salesforce

client = Salesforce(
    username=credentials['sf_username'],
    password=credentials['sf_password'],
    security_token=credentials['sf_security_token']
)

def dump_table(table_name, where=None):
    print('analyzing table')
    table_description = getattr(client.sobjects, table_name).describe()
    fields = ', '.join([f['name'] for f in table_description['fields']])
    query = f'select {fields} from {table_name} {"where" if where else ""} {where if where else ""}'
    print(f'running query: {query}')
    data = client.sobjects.query(query)
    if where is None:
        print(f'saving data to {table_name}.json')
        json.dump(data, open(f'{table_name}.json', 'w'))
    return data