Running the Client

As mentioned in the project README (see Client), there are two PyKMIP clients. The first, kmip/services/kmip_client, supports more features but is also a bit harder to use, requiring more knowledge of PyKMIP core objects to interact with properly. The second client, kmip/pie/client, was built to be simpler to use with a more Pythonic interface. It wraps the original client but doesn't expose as much functionality.

The PyKMIP clients are meant to be used in Python programs; they are not standalone applications and there is no CLI wrapper or utility for them. For examples on how to use the clients, see the different client demos in kmip/demos/units and kmip/demos/pie.

To run any of the demos, use the following types of commands.

To show help and usage information:

$ python path/to/demo/script -h

To run the client demo with a specific configuration section:

$ python path/to/demo/script -c section

where 'section' is the label for the configuration section you want to use. For example, if the client configuration section you want to use is:

[my_client]
...

you would use the following command:

$ python path/to/demo/script -c my_client