SeanDS / dcc

Tools for interactive and programmatic access to the LIGO Scientific Collaboration Document Control Center (DCC).

DCC

Tools for interactive and programmatic access to the LIGO Scientific Collaboration Document Control Center (DCC).

Features

• Interactive command line interface
• Retrieval and modification of DCC record metadata
• Extraction of attachment descriptions and URLs
• Local archival of downloaded content
• URL scraping and automatic, recursive archival of related documents and files

Documentation

For help installing and using dcc, please visit the online documentation.

Installation

dcc has the following system requirements:

• Python 3.8 or later
• kinit and klist provided as part of Kerberos

Most users will find it easiest to use one of the reference software environments provided by IGWN. The igwn-py38 environment, for example, provides the required dependencies. If you choose to manage system dependencies yourself, ensure you have the relevant Kerberos packages above (provided on Linux by e.g. krb5-user on Debian derivatives or krb5-workstation on Red Hat derivatives).

Once you have the required system dependencies, you can install dcc using your favourite Python package manager, e.g. using pip:

$ pip install dcc

Credits

• Sean Leavey <[e-mail]>
• Jameson Graef Rollins <[e-mail]>
• Christopher Wipf
• Duncan Macleod