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@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ -Python bindings to the OpenStack Keystone API -============================================= +Python bindings to the OpenStack Identity API (Keystone) +======================================================== -This is a client for the OpenStack Keystone API. There's a Python API (the -``keystoneclient`` module), and a command-line script (``keystone``). The -Keystone 2.0 API is still a moving target, so this module will remain in -"Beta" status until the API is finalized and fully implemented. +This is a client for the OpenStack Identity API, implemented by Keystone. +There's a Python API (the ``keystoneclient`` module), and a command-line script +(``keystone``). Development takes place via the usual OpenStack processes as outlined in the `OpenStack wiki`_. The master repository is on GitHub__. @@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ Python API By way of a quick-start:: - # use v2.0 auth with http://example.com:5000/v2.0") + # use v2.0 auth with http://example.com:5000/v2.0 >>> from keystoneclient.v2_0 import client >>> keystone = client.Client(username=USERNAME, password=PASSWORD, tenant_name=TENANT, auth_url=AUTH_URL) >>> keystone.tenants.list() @@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ Command-line API ---------------- Installing this package gets you a shell command, ``keystone``, that you -can use to interact with Keystone's Identity API. +can use to interact with OpenStack's Identity API. You'll need to provide your OpenStack tenant, username and password. You can do this with the ``--os-tenant-name``, ``--os-username`` and ``--os-password`` |