ibm-cos-sdk 1.1.0

IBM SDK for Python

# IBM Cloud Object Storage - Python SDK

This package allows Python developers to write software that interacts with [IBM
Cloud Object Storage](https://console.bluemix.net/docs/services/cloud-object-storage/about-cos.html). It is a fork of [the ``boto3`` library](https://github.com/boto/boto3) and can stand as a drop-in replacement if the application needs to connect to object storage using an S3-like API and does not make use of other AWS services.

## Documentation

* [Core documentation for IBM COS](https://console.bluemix.net/docs/services/cloud-object-storage/getting-started.html)
* [Python API reference documentation](https://ibm.github.io/ibm-cos-sdk-python)
* [REST API reference documentation](https://console.bluemix.net/docs/services/cloud-object-storage/api-reference/about-compatibility-api.html)

For release notes, see the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md).

* [Example code](#example-code)
* [Building from source](#building-from-source)
* [Getting help](#getting-help)

## Quick start

You'll need:
* An instance of COS.
* An API key from [IBM Cloud Identity and Access Management](https://console.bluemix.net/docs/iam/users_roles.html) with at least `Writer` permissions.
* The ID of the instance of COS that you are working with.
* Token acquisition endpoint
* Service endpoint

These values can be found in the Bluemix UI by [generating a 'service credential'](https://console.bluemix.net/docs/services/cloud-object-storage/iam/service-credentials.html).


## Getting the SDK
Install the library from PyPi using `pip`:

```sh
$ pip install ibm-cos-sdk
```

## Example code
Create a file `BucketList.py`, replacing your own values for API key, instance ID, and bucket name:

```python
import boto3
from botocore.client import Config

api_key = 'API_KEY'
service_instance_id = 'RESOURCE_INSTANCE_ID'
auth_endpoint = 'https://iam.bluemix.net/oidc/token'
service_endpoint = 'https://s3-api.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net'

new_bucket = 'NewBucket'
new_cold_bucket = 'NewColdBucket'

cos = boto3.resource('s3',
ibm_api_key_id=api_key,
ibm_service_instance_id=service_instance_id,
ibm_auth_endpoint=auth_endpoint,
config=Config(signature_version='oauth'),
endpoint_url=service_endpoint)

cos.create_bucket(Bucket=new_bucket)

cos.create_bucket(Bucket=new_cold_bucket,
CreateBucketConfiguration={
'LocationConstraint': 'us-cold'
},
)

for bucket in cos.buckets.all():
print(bucket.name)
```

From the command line, run `python BucketList.py`. You should see a list of your buckets.

## Building from source

Assuming that you have Python and `virtualenv` installed, set up your
environment and install the required dependencies like this instead of
the `pip install ibm-cos-sdk` defined above:

```sh
$ git clone https://github.com/ibm/ibm-cos-sdk-python.git
$ cd ibm-cos-sdk-python
$ virtualenv venv
...
$ . venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ pip install -e .
```

## Getting Help

Feel free to use GitHub issues for tracking bugs and feature requests, but for help please use one of the following resources:

* Read a quick start guide in [Bluemix Docs](https://console.bluemix.net/docs/services/cloud-object-storage/libraries/python.html#python).
* Ask a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/) and tag it with `ibm` and `object-storage`.
* Open a support ticket with [IBM Bluemix Support](https://support.ng.bluemix.net/gethelp/)
* If it turns out that you may have found a bug, please [open an issue](https://github.com/ibm/ibm-cos-sdk-python/issues/new).

## License

This SDK is distributed under the
[Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0),
see LICENSE.txt and NOTICE.txt for more information.