[owslib-users] owslib and CSW authentication

[Ricardo Filipe Soares Garcia da]

OK, I'll look for another solution, but I'll keep an eye on the
progress of this feature.

Thank you

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> From: ricardo.garcia.silva at gmail.com
>> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:50:03 +0000
>> To: owslib-users at lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [owslib-users] owslib and CSW authentication
>>
>> Hello list
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>> I'm new to owslib and I'm also still finding my way through the CSW
>> and XML metadata jungle, so please bear with me.
>> I want to use owslib for inserting records to my csw server, but I
>> can't seem to insert them unless I am authenticated.
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>> I've skimmed through the documentation available on [1] and tried to
>> insert my data in the csw server with the following commands:
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>> csw = CatalogueServiceWeb('private server url')
>> xmlFile = 'path_to_xml_file'
>> csw.transaction(ttype='insert', typename='gmd:MD_Metadata',
>> record=open(xmlFile).read())
>> print(csw.response)
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>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>> <ows:ExceptionReport xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows"
>> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="1.0.0"
>> xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/ows
>> http://schemas.opengis.net/ows/1.0.0/owsExceptionReport.xsd">
>>   <ows:Exception exceptionCode="NoApplicableCode">
>>     <ows:ExceptionText>Cannot process transaction: User not
>> authenticated.</ows:ExceptionText>
>>   </ows:Exception>
>> </ows:ExceptionReport>
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>> So, how can I authenticate with the server?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
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>> [1] - http://owslib.sourceforge.net/#csw
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> FYI there is an open ticket on this issue (https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/owslib/ticket/7), which I'm hoping to get to in the week or so.
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> ..Tom
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