test.py

from os import environ

from jira import JIRA

# using jira : pip install jira==3.1.1 
# Following env vars must be SET
# JIRA_URL
# JIRA_ACCESS_TOKEN
# JIRA_PROJECT

jira = JIRA(
    server=environ.get("JIRA_URL"),
    token_auth=environ.get("JIRA_ACCESS_TOKEN")
)

new_issue = jira.create_issue(
    project=environ.get("JIRA_PROJECT"),
    summary='New issue from jira-python',
    description='Look into this one',
    issuetype={'name': 'Story'})