Build/Install Python Bindings

These things need to be done to build and install Python bindings usable in a normal fashion:

• The Mega SDK needs to be built with the Python bindings.

• A Python distribution package (a "Wheel") needs to be built, which then can be installed.

• Install the Python package (also needed Python devel package).

The instructions given here are strictly only valid for Linux. The may need adaptation for other platforms.

Note: we will refer to the root directory where SDK is downloaded as <SDK>

Prerequisites

To build the Python bindings, you will need to have some things installed on your system:

• SWIG (to generate the bindings automatically from interface code)
• A suitable C++ compiler tool chain
• Autotools
• A Python runtime along with the development headers to compile against

Build Python Bindings

• Configure the project for Python:

    ./autogen.sh
    ./configure --disable-silent-rules --enable-python --disable-examples

• Build the shared libraries and packages:

    make

Build Python Distribution Package

To use the Mega API from Python, you need to build the Python package as a platform specific "Wheel" package, as it contains all native libraries (shared libraries, DLLs) required.

    cd <SDK>/bindings/python/  
    python setup.py bdist_wheel  

The package created will be located in folder <SDK>/bindings/python/dist/.

Note: You may need to install the wheel package for Python, if your Python is not by default equipped for it, yet. This could be the (Linux) python-wheel distribution package, or by using e. g. pip install wheel.

Install Python Distribution Package

Once you have generated the Wheel package located at <SDK>/bindings/python/dist/, you need to install it by using pip in the common fashion, e. g.

pip install megasdk-2.6.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Note: Once the package has been generated, you will need to import from Python with command import mega

Test Installed Package

import mega #`(if you haven't done it yet)`
api = mega.MegaApi('test')
print(dir(api)))

Run megacli with python

python <SDK>/examples/python/megacli.py