NEWT Auth iPython Notebook

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     "source": "# NEWT AUTH"
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     "input": "from requests import Session\ns = Session()",
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     "input": "r = s.post(\"https://newt.nersc.gov/newt/auth\", {\"username\": \"myuser\", \"password\": \"XXXXXXXX\"})",
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     "source": "The `newt_sessionid` object is actually returned with the auth request so you don't need to dig around the cookies.\n"
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       "text": "{u'auth': True,\n u'newt_sessionid': u'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX',\n u'session_lifetime': 43199,\n u'username': u'myuser'}"
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     "source": "Now you can just extract this newt_session_id and pass it on with a future request"
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     "input": "newt_sessionid = r.json()['newt_sessionid']\n",
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     "source": "A new session can now be initiated as long as it has the newt_sessionid string. This ``newt_sessionid`` is a short-lived token and can be passed to other clients or servers that need access. "
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     "input": "s2 = Session()\nr = s2.get(\"https://newt.nersc.gov/newt/auth\", cookies={'newt_sessionid': newt_sessionid})",
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       "text": "{u'auth': True,\n u'newt_sessionid': u'XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX',\n u'session_lifetime': 39698,\n u'username': u'myuser'}"
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