Getting started with py42¶

Licensing
Installation
Authentication
Troubleshooting and Support

Licensing¶

This project uses the MIT License.

Installation¶

You can install py42 from PyPI, from source, or from distribution.

From PyPI¶

The easiest and most common way is to use pip:

pip install py42

To install a previous version of py42 via pip, add the version number. For example, to install version 0.4.1, you would enter:

pip install py42==0.4.1

Visit the project history on PyPI to see all published versions.

From source¶

Alternatively, you can install py42 directly from source code:

git clone https://github.com/code42/py42.git

When it finishes downloading, from the root project directory, run:

python setup.py install

From distribution¶

If you want create a .tar ball for installing elsewhere, run this command from the project’s root directory:

python setup.py sdist

After it finishes building, the .tar ball will be located in the newly created dist directory. To install it, enter:

pip install py42-[VERSION].tar.gz

Authentication¶

Important

py42 currently only supports token-based authentication.

To initialize the py42.sdk.SDKClient, you must provide your credentials (basic authentication). If you are writing a script, we recommend using a secure password storage library, such as keyring, for retrieving passwords. However, subsequent requests use JWT authentication.

py42 currently does not support SSO login providers or any other identity providers such as Active Directory or Okta.

Troubleshooting and support¶

Debug mode¶

Debug mode may be useful if you are trying to determine if you are experiencing permissions issues. When debug mode is on, py42 logs HTTP request data to the console. Use the following as a guide for how to turn on debug mode in py42:

import py42.sdk
import py42.settings.debug as debug

py42.settings.debug.level = debug.DEBUG

File an issue on GitHub¶

If you are experiencing an issue with py42, you can create a New issue at the project repository. See the Github guide on creating an issue for more information.

Contact Code42 Support¶

If you don’t have a GitHub account and are experiencing issues, contact Code42 support.

What’s next?¶

Learn the basics by following the py42 Basics guide.