Create S3 resource and set configs

10.08.2018.1.py

import boto3, configparser

s3resource = None

def setup():
    """Creates S3 resource & sets configs to enable download."""

    print('Connecting to Amazon S3...')

    # Securely import configs from private config file
    configs = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
    configs.read('config.ini')

    # Create S3 resource & set configs
    global s3resource
    s3resource = boto3.resource(
        's3',  # the AWS resource we want to use
        aws_access_key_id=configs['DEFAULT']['ACCESS_KEY'],
        aws_secret_access_key=configs['DEFAULT']['SECRET_KEY'],
        region_name='us-east-1'  # same region arxiv bucket is in
    )

if __name__ == '__main__':
    """Runs if script is called on command line"""

    # Create S3 resource & set configs
    setup()