That is great -- thank you Kevin. Dan, please forget my question about XNAT REST API URLs ;)
Best regards, Yaroslav On Tue, 20 Aug 2013, Archie, Kevin wrote: > Hi, Yaroslav, > I'll let Dan handle the first question (but reserve the right to chime in > afterwards). > On the second question: yes, it's a little baroque, but I've added code to > pyxnat to do just that. Check out the hcp-db branch of > https://github.com/Human-Connectome-Project/pyxnat , and in particular > https://github.com/Human-Connectome-Project/pyxnat/blob/hcp-db/pyxnat/core/packages.py > . Note that there are two steps to this dance: first you need to ask XNAT > for authorization to download specified files, and then you hand the returned > magic cookie to the Aspera server (via ascp) to start the download. (Python > code isn't exactly what you asked for, but I'll guess you're more than > sufficiently fluent in Python to figure out what I did, and I'm happy to > answer any questions.) > There's a tutorial that covers using pyxnat against ConnectomeDB (including > downloading packages) here: > https://wiki.humanconnectome.org/display/DataUse/Exploring+ConnectomeDB+with+Python > , and a script that uses pyxnat+ascp to download packages here: > https://wiki.humanconnectome.org/display/DataUse/Downloading+data+for+10+%28or+40%29+unrelated+subjects > - Kevin > On Aug 20, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > > Dear HCP Gurus, > > Aspera client seems to perform really well to utilize the available > > bandwidth, but it is a closed source proprietary software (although > > happily using open source libraries such as Qt, which it can do). > > I wonder if there is any other alternative method to access data, > > possibly through a less efficient but open protocol (http/rsync/...)? > > Is it possible to use aspera's cmdline client (ascp) directly > > from the command line without requiring it being spawn up by > > asperaconnect.bin web-browser plugin? if "yes" -- could someone point > > me to any HOWTO/etc outlining the procedure for authentication using HCP > > credentials? > > Thank you in advance for the answers! > > -- > > Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Ph.D. > > http://neuro.debian.net http://www.pymvpa.org http://www.fail2ban.org > > Senior Research Associate, Psychological and Brain Sciences Dept. > > Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755 > > Phone: +1 (603) 646-9834 Fax: +1 (603) 646-1419 > > WWW: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yarik > > _______________________________________________ > > HCP-Users mailing list > > HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org > > http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users > ________________________________ > The material in this message is private and may contain Protected Healthcare > Information (PHI). If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any > unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance > on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via > telephone or return mail. -- Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Ph.D. http://neuro.debian.net http://www.pymvpa.org http://www.fail2ban.org Senior Research Associate, Psychological and Brain Sciences Dept. Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755 Phone: +1 (603) 646-9834 Fax: +1 (603) 646-1419 WWW: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yarik _______________________________________________ HCP-Users mailing list HCP-Users@humanconnectome.org http://lists.humanconnectome.org/mailman/listinfo/hcp-users
