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diff --git a/doc/radosgw/swift/python.rst b/doc/radosgw/swift/python.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0b1f8d0da --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/radosgw/swift/python.rst @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +.. _python_swift: + +===================== +Python Swift Examples +===================== + +Create a Connection +=================== + +This creates a connection so that you can interact with the server: + +.. code-block:: python + + import swiftclient + user = 'account_name:username' + key = 'your_api_key' + + conn = swiftclient.Connection( + user=user, + key=key, + authurl='https://objects.dreamhost.com/auth', + ) + + +Create a Container +================== + +This creates a new container called ``my-new-container``: + +.. code-block:: python + + container_name = 'my-new-container' + conn.put_container(container_name) + + +Create an Object +================ + +This creates a file ``hello.txt`` from the file named ``my_hello.txt``: + +.. code-block:: python + + with open('hello.txt', 'r') as hello_file: + conn.put_object(container_name, 'hello.txt', + contents= hello_file.read(), + content_type='text/plain') + + +List Owned Containers +===================== + +This gets a list of containers that you own, and prints out the container name: + +.. code-block:: python + + for container in conn.get_account()[1]: + print(container['name']) + +The output will look something like this:: + + mahbuckat1 + mahbuckat2 + mahbuckat3 + +List a Container's Content +========================== + +This gets a list of objects in the container, and prints out each +object's name, the file size, and last modified date: + +.. code-block:: python + + for data in conn.get_container(container_name)[1]: + print('{0}\t{1}\t{2}'.format(data['name'], data['bytes'], data['last_modified'])) + +The output will look something like this:: + + myphoto1.jpg 251262 2011-08-08T21:35:48.000Z + myphoto2.jpg 262518 2011-08-08T21:38:01.000Z + + +Retrieve an Object +================== + +This downloads the object ``hello.txt`` and saves it in +``./my_hello.txt``: + +.. code-block:: python + + obj_tuple = conn.get_object(container_name, 'hello.txt') + with open('my_hello.txt', 'w') as my_hello: + my_hello.write(obj_tuple[1]) + + +Delete an Object +================ + +This deletes the object ``hello.txt``: + +.. code-block:: python + + conn.delete_object(container_name, 'hello.txt') + +Delete a Container +================== + +.. note:: + + The container must be empty! Otherwise the request won't work! + +.. code-block:: python + + conn.delete_container(container_name) + |