.. _python:

Python S3 Examples
==================

Creating a Connection
---------------------

This creates a connection so that you can interact with the server.

.. code-block:: python

	import boto
	import boto.s3.connection
	access_key = 'put your access key here!'
	secret_key = 'put your secret key here!'

	conn = boto.connect_s3(
		aws_access_key_id = access_key,
		aws_secret_access_key = secret_key,
		host = 'objects.dreamhost.com',
		calling_format = boto.s3.connection.OrdinaryCallingFormat(),
		)


Listing Owned Buckets
---------------------

This gets a list of Buckets that you own.
This also prints out the bucket name and creation date of each bucket.

.. code-block:: python

	for bucket in conn.get_all_buckets():
	print "{name}\t{created}".format(
		name = bucket.name,
		created = bucket.creation_date,
		)

The output will look something like this::

   mahbuckat1	2011-04-21T18:05:39.000Z
   mahbuckat2	2011-04-21T18:05:48.000Z
   mahbuckat3	2011-04-21T18:07:18.000Z


Creating a Bucket
-----------------

This creates a new bucket called ``my-new-bucket``

.. code-block:: python

	bucket = conn.create_bucket('my-new-bucket')


Listing a Bucket's Content
--------------------------

This gets a list of objects in the bucket.
This also prints out each object's name, the file size, and last
modified date.

.. code-block:: python

	for key in bucket.list():
		print "{name}\t{size}\t{modified}".format(
			name = key.name,
			size = key.size,
			modified = key.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


Deleting a Bucket
-----------------

.. note::

   The Bucket must be empty! Otherwise it won't work!

.. code-block:: python

	conn.delete_bucket(bucket.name)


Forced Delete for Non-empty Buckets
-----------------------------------

.. attention::

   not available in python


Creating an Object
------------------

This creates a file ``hello.txt`` with the string ``"Hello World!"``

.. code-block:: python

	key = bucket.new_key('hello.txt')
	key.set_contents_from_string('Hello World!')


Change an Object's ACL
----------------------

This makes the object ``hello.txt`` to be publicly readable, and
``secret_plans.txt`` to be private.

.. code-block:: python

	hello_key = bucket.get_key('hello.txt')
	hello_key.set_canned_acl('public-read')
	plans_key = bucket.get_key('secret_plans.txt')
	plans_key.set_canned_acl('private')


Download an Object (to a file)
------------------------------

This downloads the object ``perl_poetry.pdf`` and saves it in
``/home/larry/documents/``

.. code-block:: python

	key = bucket.get_key('perl_poetry.pdf')
	key.get_contents_to_filename('/home/larry/documents/perl_poetry.pdf')


Delete an Object
----------------

This deletes the object ``goodbye.txt``

.. code-block:: python

	bucket.delete_key('goodbye.txt')


Generate Object Download URLs (signed and unsigned)
---------------------------------------------------

This generates an unsigned download URL for ``hello.txt``. This works
because we made ``hello.txt`` public by setting the ACL above.
This then generates a signed download URL for ``secret_plans.txt`` that
will work for 1 hour. Signed download URLs will work for the time
period even if the object is private (when the time period is up, the
URL will stop working).

.. code-block:: python

	hello_key = bucket.get_key('hello.txt')
	hello_url = hello_key.generate_url(0, query_auth=False, force_http=True)
	print hello_url

	plans_key = bucket.get_key('secret_plans.txt')
	plans_url = plans_key.generate_url(3600, query_auth=True, force_http=True)
	print plans_url

The output of this will look something like::

   http://objects.dreamhost.com/my-bucket-name/hello.txt
   http://objects.dreamhost.com/my-bucket-name/secret_plans.txt?Signature=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&Expires=1316027075&AWSAccessKeyId=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX