Session

class astrometry_net_client.session.Session(api_key: Optional[str] = None, key_location: Optional[str] = None)

Class to hold information on the Astrometry.net API session. Is able to read an API key from multiple possible locations, and login to retrieve a session key (stored in the id attribute).

logged_in

Boolean indicating if a login() has happened successfully since creation of the class. Does not guarentee that the session key is (still) valid.

Type:

bool

api_key

The API key used to log in.

Type:

str

key

The session key (not the api_key) which is given by the API after a valid login().

Type:

str

Examples

Normal usage of a session is as follows; you create the Session class, and then login():

>>> session = Session('the api key')
>>> session.login()

There are multiple ways of giving your api key. You can just give it as a plain string (not very safe):

>>> session_1 = Session(api_key='the api key')

You can enter it in a separate private file and give the path to it. This file should only contain the key, nothing else.

>>> session_2 = Session(key_location='path/to/file/with/key')

You can specify the key as an environment variable named ASTROMETRY_API_KEY.

>>> session_3 = Session()

If you do not specify any of the above, an exception will be thrown:

>>> Session()
APIKeyError

Raises:

APIKeyError – When no API key is specified (see examples)

login(force: bool = False) → None

Method used to log-in or start a session with the Astrometry.net API.

Only sends a request if it is absolutely needed (or forced to). If logged_in is True, it assumes the session is still valid (there is no way to check if the session is still valid).

After a successful login, the session key is stored in the key attribute and logged_in is set to True.

Parameters:

force (bool) – Forces the login by ignoring the logged_in boolean.

Raises:

LoginFailedException – If the login response does not have the status ‘success’.

class astrometry_net_client.session.SessionRequest(session: Session, *args, **kwargs)

Wraps the normal Request around an authentication layout, ensuring the user is logged in and the session key is send alongside the request.

The separate login request (if needed) is only send just before the original request is made, (e.g. when calling make / _make_request).

session

Type:

Session