CLI Reference Guide

14 Sample Python Client
The following sample client was developed in Python 2.7.2 with the use of open source libraries.
It provides the user with a UI to query the chargeback API and returns the report in a formatted
PDF.
To create the sample client environment:
• Download and install Python 2.7 from python.org
• Download and install Suds, a lightweight SOAP python client for consuming web services,
from https://fedorahosted.org/suds/
• Download and install the Reportlab Toolkit, a Python library for creating reports in PDF, from
http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/
• Create a directory called ChargebackSample/root
• Save connection.py and reports.py in /root/chargeback
• Save GUI.py in /root/GUI
• Save reports_file.py in /root/reports
Execute the sample as:
> python GUI.py
Figure 6 Sample client UI
Known limitations in the sample:
• Only the first page of each report is returned.
• The report is filtered by one tenant name (organization ID) or one billing code.
• It is not possible to use ‘OR’ to filter reports.
• The output path must exist, otherwise the sample will throw an exception.
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