Introduction To pydas

pydas is a Python client library for Midas Server 3.

Requirements

Installing and Upgrading pydas

The easiest way to install pydas is through pip, as this will automatically install all Python dependencies.

Install pydas:

pip install pydas

Upgrade pydas:

pip install --upgrade pydas

Checking your Installation

  • The version of your Midas Server 3 instance is displayed at the bottom of any Midas Server 3 page
  • The version of pydas you have installed is available via Python interpreter (as of pydas version 0.2.2)
>>> import pydas
>>> pydas.version
'0.3.4'

You can check the version of your Midas Server 3 instance via pydas, which will ensure that pydas can communicate with your server instance and that your server’s web API plugin is active.

>>> import pydas
>>> core_driver = pydas.drivers.CoreDriver('http://domain/midas3')
>>> core_driver.get_server_version()
'3.4.1'