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S3 List Buckets (using Chilkat REST)

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Demonstrates how to fetch a list of S3 buckets.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

# Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("s3.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
# there are three important changes that need to be made.
# See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws = chilkat.CkAuthAws()
authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
authAws.put_ServiceName("s3")
success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

sbResponse = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/",sbResponse)
if (success == False):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

statusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()
print("Response status code = " + str(statusCode))

xml = chilkat.CkXml()
xml.LoadSb(sbResponse,True)
print(xml.getXml())

if (statusCode != 200):
    print("Failed.  See error information in the XML.")
    sys.exit()

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
# Generate Code to Create XML

i = 0
count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("Buckets|Bucket")
while i < count_i :
    xml.put_I(i)
    Name = xml.getChildContent("Buckets|Bucket[i]|Name")
    CreationDate = xml.getChildContent("Buckets|Bucket[i]|CreationDate")
    print(Name)
    print(CreationDate)
    print("--")
    i = i + 1