python - How to upload file through the api

Question

I am trying to automate the action of uploading a csv document to a file storage website.

I am attempting to do this test as a backend API test.

I have the file stored in my directory, and i want to send it as a parameter along with a json endpoint.

I am currently using python functions and doing the main test in robot framework.

Can anyone help me out?

def uploadFileContent(self,filename):
    path = self.makeurl("XXX.json")
    name = self.uploads_path+filename
    sys.stderr.write('\n> Filename: ' + name + '\n')    

    files = {filename: open(name, 'rb'), "name": "bulk_users_csv"}
    response = requests.post(path, files = files, cookies=self.cookies)
    print response.text
    self.status_code_should_be(201)
    return response