run0_setup_netrc.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from netrc import netrc
from subprocess import Popen
from platform import system
from getpass import getpass
import os

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# Generates authentication token
# Asks for your Earthdata username and password for first time, if netrc does not exists.

urs = 'urs.earthdata.nasa.gov'    # Earthdata URL endpoint for authentication
prompts = ['Enter NASA Earthdata Login Username: ',
        'Enter NASA Earthdata Login Password: ']

# Determine the OS (Windows machines usually use an '_netrc' file)
netrc_name = "_netrc" if system()=="Windows" else ".netrc"

# Determine if netrc file exists, and if so, if it includes NASA Earthdata Login Credentials
try:
    netrcDir = os.path.expanduser(f"~/{netrc_name}")
    netrc(netrcDir).authenticators(urs)[0]

# Below, create a netrc file and prompt user for NASA Earthdata Login Username and Password
except FileNotFoundError:
    homeDir = os.path.expanduser("~")
    Popen('touch {0}{2} | echo machine {1} >> {0}{2}'.format(homeDir + os.sep, urs, netrc_name), shell=True)
    Popen('echo login {} >> {}{}'.format(getpass(prompt=prompts[0]), homeDir + os.sep, netrc_name), shell=True)
    Popen('echo \'password {} \'>> {}{}'.format(getpass(prompt=prompts[1]), homeDir + os.sep, netrc_name), shell=True)
    # Set restrictive permissions
    Popen('chmod 0600 {0}{1}'.format(homeDir + os.sep, netrc_name), shell=True)

    # Determine OS and edit netrc file if it exists but is not set up for NASA Earthdata Login
except TypeError:
    homeDir = os.path.expanduser("~")
    Popen('echo machine {1} >> {0}{2}'.format(homeDir + os.sep, urs, netrc_name), shell=True)
    Popen('echo login {} >> {}{}'.format(getpass(prompt=prompts[0]), homeDir + os.sep, netrc_name), shell=True)
    Popen('echo \'password {} \'>> {}{}'.format(getpass(prompt=prompts[1]), homeDir + os.sep, netrc_name), shell=True)
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