A python 2.7 / pyxnat script for downloading the resources from an xnat project

download.py

import pyxnat
import os
import time

# A python 2.7 / pyxnat script for downloading the resources from an xnat project

# gather source xnat details
print '** DOWNLOAD XNAT PROJECT RESOURCES **'
xnat_url=raw_input("Enter the xnat url: ")
project_name=raw_input("Enter the xnat project id: ")
print 'Enter xnat credentials'
interface = pyxnat.Interface(xnat_url)
project = interface.select.project(project_name)

if project.exists():
    filepath=raw_input("Project found.  Where do you want the files?: ")
    project_filepath = os.path.join(filepath, project_name)
    if os.path.isdir(filepath):
        time_start_script=time.time()
        for subject_id in interface.select.project(project_name).subjects().get():
            subject = project.subject(subject_id)
            subject_filepath = os.path.join(project_filepath, subject.label())
            print "{}".format(subject.label())
            time_start_subject=time.time()
            for experiment_id in subject.experiments().get():
                experiment = subject.experiment(experiment_id)
                experiment_filepath = os.path.join(subject_filepath, experiment.label())
                if experiment.scans():
                    os.makedirs(experiment_filepath)
                    print "\t{}".format(experiment.label())
                    experiment.scans().download(experiment_filepath)
        print '\nDownload completed in {} seconds'.format(time.time()-time_start_script)
    else:
        print 'cannot find dir: {}'.format(filepath)
else:
    print 'cannot attach to project, {} on {}'.format(project_name, xnat_url)