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Python SDK Returning None for All Non-ID Value Fields

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
api

Research direction

Run the provided memberOf request with Python SDK 1.11.0, including RequestConfiguration, NativeResponseHandler, and the with_url().get call, then compare its JSON with the Graph Explorer result. Start by tracing how the response handler maps non-ID fields. Done means displayName and other selected values are preserved instead of returned as None.

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Description

Needs: Attention :wave: priority:p1 type:bug
Describe the bug

In the Graph Explorer API I can run the following get request:

https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/memberOf?$search="displayName:{display_name}"&$select=displayName,id
Headers: ConsistencyLevel: eventual, Prefer: legacySearch=false

Below is my version in the Python SDK:

request_config = RequestConfiguration(
    options=[ResponseHandlerOption(NativeResponseHandler())]
)
request_config.headers.add("ConsistencyLevel", "eventual")
request_config.headers.add("Prefer", "legacySearch=false")

url = (f'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/'
       f'memberOf?$search="displayName:{displayName}"&$select=displayName,id')

groups = await (self
                .user_client
                .me
                .with_url(url)
                .get(request_config))
groups_data = groups.json()
groups_value = groups_data['value']
return groups_value
Expected behavior

In the Graph API Explorer, I get the following result:

  {
      "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#directoryObjects(displayName,id)",
      "value": [
          {
              "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.group",
              "displayName": "{display_name}",
              "id": "{group_id}"
          }
      ]
  }

In the Python application, I get the following result:

[{'@odata.type': '#microsoft.graph.group', 'displayName': None, 'id': '{group_id}'}]

So basically, in the Python code, I am only getting the ID field value. All other field values of interest such as displayName are returned as None.

Is there some way to alter this code to make the non-ID field values displayable?

How to reproduce

Running the example code above should be sufficient to reproduce this scenario.

SDK Version

1.11.0

Latest version known to work for scenario above?

No response

Known Workarounds

No response

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