How to upload a local file to CloudFiles. Remote container and file name can be specified on the CLI. $ python upload_file.py -u USERNAME -k APIKEY --local-file /PATH/TO/LOCAL/FILE --container CONTAINER --remote-file PATH/TO/REMOTE/FILE

gistfile1.py

import argparse
import pyrax

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-k', '--api-key', help='Authentication api-key', required=True)
    parser.add_argument('-i', '--identity-type',
                        help='identity type (default: \'rackspace\')',
                        default='rackspace')
    parser.add_argument('--container', help='remote container', required=True)
    parser.add_argument('--local-file', help='local file to upload', required=True)
    parser.add_argument('--remote-file', help='remote filename', required=True)
    parser.add_argument('-r', '--region', help='region (default: \'LON\')', default='LON')
    parser.add_argument('-u', '--username', help='Authentication username', required=True)
    args = parser.parse_args()
    print args

    pyrax.set_setting('identity_type', args.identity_type)
    pyrax.set_credentials(args.username, args.api_key, region=args.region)
    print "authenticated: ", pyrax.identity.authenticated
    
    cf = pyrax.cloudfiles

    # check container
    container = None
    for c in cf.get_all_containers():
        if c.name == args.container:
            container = c
            break
    if container == None:
        cf.create_container(args.container)
        container = cf.get_container(args.container)
        print "created remote container: ", container.name

    # upload file
    container.upload_file(args.local_file, args.remote_file)

    # verify file checksum
    checksum_local = pyrax.utils.get_checksum(args.local_file)
    checksum_remote = container.get_object(args.remote_file).etag
    if checksum_local == checksum_remote:
        print "file copied successfully"
    else:
        print "error copying file"