retrieval¶

refstis.retrieval.build_xml_request(datasets, settings)[source]¶

Build the XML request for the given datasets

Parameters:	datasets (list) – A list of rootnames to download from MAST.
Returns:	xml_request – The XML request string.
Return type:	string

refstis.retrieval.everything_retrieved(tracking_id)[source]¶

Check request status page to see if retreival is done.

Parameters:	tracking_id (string) – A submission ID string.
Returns:	done (bool) – Boolean specifying is data is retrieved or not. killed (bool) – Boolean specifying is request was killed.

refstis.retrieval.submit_xml_request(xml_request, settings)[source]¶

Submit the XML request to the MAST archive.

Parameters:	xml_request (string) – The request XML string.
Returns:	submission_results – The XML request submission results.
Return type:	httplib object