security_requests.py

import SoftLayer.API
from pprint import pprint as pp

apiUsername = ''
apiKey = ''

client = SoftLayer.Client(
    username=apiUsername,
    api_key=apiKey,
)


# Retrieve all requests and their status
object_mask = 'mask.status'
result = client['Account'].getSecurityScanRequests(mask=object_mask)
pp(result)

# Retrieve a list of requests and pull their object/status individually
requests = client['Account'].getSecurityScanRequests(mask='mask.id')
for request in requests:
    request_object = client['SoftLayer_Network_Security_Scanner_Request'].getObject(id=request['id'], mask=object_mask)
    pp(request_object)

# Retrieve a list of requests and run getReport on each
requests = client['Account'].getSecurityScanRequests(mask='mask.id')
for request in requests:
    report = client['SoftLayer_Network_Security_Scanner_Request'].getReport(id=request['id'])
    pp(report)