Login to the Snap Store

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or 3.9

• a clean virtual environment setup

• a text editor

• a developer account on https://snapcraft.io

Setup

Enable the virtual environment and then install Craft Store by running:

$ pip install craft-store

Code

Write following into a a text editor and save it as snap_store_login.py:

#!/usr/bin/env python
from craft_store import StoreClient, endpoints

store_client = StoreClient(
    base_url="https://dashboard.snapcraft.io",
    storage_base_url="https://upload.apps.staging.ubuntu.com",
    endpoints=endpoints.SNAP_STORE,
    user_agent="Craft Store Tutorial Agent",
    application_name="cart-store-tutorial"
)

store_client.login(
    permissions=["package_access"],
    description="tutorial-client-login",
    ttl=1000
)

Run

Run the saved python module to login:

$ python snap_store_login.py