Copy MODIS files for selected tile through selected date from one S3 bucket to another.

gistfile1.py

import boto
 
TILE = "h28v09"
MAX_DATE = "2006-02-18"
 
def main():
    
    print "Connecting to S3"
    
    # assuming AWS credentials are available as environment variables or in .boto file
    conn = boto.connect_s3()
 
    src_bucket_name = "modisfiles"
    b_src = conn.create_bucket(src_bucket_name)
    files = b_src.list("MOD13A1")
 
    new_bucket_name = "formatest"
    b = conn.create_bucket(new_bucket_name)
 
    print "Copying files"
 
    for i in files:
        if TILE in i.name and i.name.split("/")[1] <= MAX_DATE:
            print "Copying %s from %s to %s" % (i.name, src_bucket_name, new_bucket_name)
            b.copy_key(i.name, src_bucket_name, i.name)
 
    return