add data to Quickbase using python requests library

1. I imported 'Requests' and used the Quickbase API.
2. I defined a csv object based on my data model and called it 'Test'
3. Then I retrieved my application data looking for my authorization ticket using: 
   request = requests.get('https://domainquickbase.com/db/main?a=api_authenticate&username=X&password=X�) 
4. I then used regex to extract the ticket from the returned xml and called the ticket 'found'
5. I then posted the data from my csv object 'test' and passed in my auth ticket 'found':
   

   headers = {'Content-Type':'application/xml','QUICKBASE-ACTION':'api_importfromcsv'}  data = '<qdbapi><ticket>'+found+'</ticket><records_csv><![CDATA['+test+']]></records_csv>  <clist>1.2.3</clist><apptoken>TOKEN</apptoken></qdbapi>'
   r = requests.post(url = �END_PT_URL�, data = data, headers=headers) 

I'm sure there are even better ways to do this. If anyone has a method I would love to know.