PyiCloud is a module which allows pythonistas to interact with iCloud webservices. It's powered by the fantastic `requests <https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests>`_ HTTP library.
You can also store your password in the system keyring using the command-line tool:
>>> icloud --username=jappleseed@apple.com
ICloud Password for jappleseed@apple.com:
Save password in keyring? (y/N)
If you have stored a password in the keyring, you will not be required to provide a password when interacting with the command-line tool or instantiating the ``PyiCloudService`` class for the username you stored the password for.
>>> api = PyiCloudService('jappleseed@apple.com')
If you would like to delete a password stored in your system keyring, you can clear a stored password using the ``--delete-from-keyring`` command-line option:
**Note**: Authentication will expire after an interval set by Apple, at which point you will have to re-authenticate. This interval is currently two months.
This approach also works if the account is set up for `two-factor authentication (2FA) <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915>`_, but the authentication will time out after a few hours. Full support for two-factor authentication (2FA) is not implemented in PyiCloud yet. See issue `#102 <https://github.com/picklepete/pyicloud/issues/102>`_.
or, as a shorthand if you have only one associated apple device, you can simply use the ``iphone`` property to access the first device associated with your account:
If you wish to request further properties, you may do so by passing in a list of property names.
Play Sound
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Sends a request to the device to play a sound, if you wish pass a custom message you can do so by changing the subject arg.
>>> api.iphone.play_sound()
A few moments later, the device will play a ringtone, display the default notification ("Find My iPhone Alert") and a confirmation email will be sent to you.
Lost Mode
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Lost mode is slightly different to the "Play Sound" functionality in that it allows the person who picks up the phone to call a specific phone number *without having to enter the passcode*. Just like "Play Sound" you may pass a custom message which the device will display, if it's not overridden the custom message of "This iPhone has been lost. Please call me." is used.
>>> phone_number = '555-373-383'
>>> message = 'Thief! Return my phone immediately.'
Note: the object returned from the above ``open`` method is a `response object <http://www.python-requests.org/en/latest/api/#classes>`_ and the ``open`` method can accept any parameters you might normally use in a request using `requests <https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests>`_.
Or, if you're downloading a particularly large file, you may want to use the ``stream`` keyword argument, and read directly from the raw response object:
Which you can iterate to access the photo assets. The 'All Photos' album is sorted by `added_date` so the most recently added photos are returned first. All other albums are sorted by `asset_date` (which represents the exif date) :
To download a photo use the `download` method, which will return a `response object <http://www.python-requests.org/en/latest/api/#classes>`_, initialized with ``stream`` set to ``True``, so you can read from the raw response object:
>>> with open(photo.filename, 'wb') as opened_file:
opened_file.write(download.raw.read())
Note: Consider using ``shutil.copyfile`` or another buffered strategy for downloading the file so that the whole file isn't read into memory before writing.
Information about each version can be accessed through the ``versions`` property:
