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Using presigned URLs with Backblaze B2 + AWS Python SDK
#! /usr/bin/env python
'''
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'''
# Using presigned URLs with Backblaze B2 + AWS Python SDK
import requests
import boto3
from botocore.config import Config
# Specify the B2 endpoint for the bucket.
# This can be found here: https://secure.backblaze.com/b2_buckets.htm
region= 'us-west-000'
endpoint = f'https://s3.{region}.backblazeb2.com'
bucket_name = 'mybucketgoeshere'
# Specify the B2 application key.
# This can be found here: https://secure.backblaze.com/app_keys.htm
# Create a new key and ensure that "Allow List All Bucket Names" is checked.
app_key_id = '000862xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
app_key_sec = 'K000xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
key_name = 'puppy.jpeg'
# Create a boto3.client using AWS v4 authentication. Backblaze B2 does not
# support v2 authentication as it has been deprecated by AWS.
s3 = boto3.client('s3',
endpoint_url=endpoint,
aws_access_key_id=app_key_id,
aws_secret_access_key=app_key_sec,
region_name=region,
config=Config(signature_version = 's3v4'))
params = {'Bucket': bucket_name, 'Key': key_name}
# Ensure the presigned URL allows the use of HTTP PUT method. Backblaze B2
# does not currently support HTTP POST.
presigned_url = s3.generate_presigned_url("put_object", Params=params, ExpiresIn=30)
with open(key_name, "rb") as file_to_upload:
put_response = requests.put(presigned_url, data = file_to_upload)
print(put_response)
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