Globus Python SDK v3.46.0 and Globus CLI v3.31.0 released

[Ada Nikolaidis]

Today we released updates to the Globus Python SDK and the Globus CLI. Be sure to refer to the release notes for a full list of changes.

Globus Python SDK v3.46.0 (release notes)

Announcing GlobusApp

GlobusApp is now generally available. GlobusApp provides a new, simpler way to manage your Globus Auth interactions in a Python application and minimizes boilerplate code, allowing developers to streamline the development of applications that interact with Globus services. Learn more about GlobusApp here.

Highlights

• An initial Globus Compute client class, globus_sdk.ComputeClient, is now available.  (#1071, #1085)
• It's now possible to set subscriptions with the new TransferClient.set_subscription_id() method. (#1073)
• A new error type, globus_sdk.ValidationError, is used in certain cases of ValueErrors caused by invalid content. (#1044)
• Globus Auth Requirement Errors (GAREs) have been moved from globus_sdk.experimental.auth_requirements_error to globus_sdk.gare. (#1048)
• The primary document type has been renamed from GlobusAuthRequirementsError to GARE.
• The functions provided by this interface have been renamed to use gare in their naming: to_gare, is_gare, has_gares, and to_gares.
• LoginFlowManagers have been moved from globus_sdk.experimental.login_flow_managers to globus_sdk.login_flows. (#1057)
• TokenStorages have been moved from globus_sdk.experimental.tokenstorage to globus_sdk.tokenstorage. (#1065)
• Consents have been moved from globus_sdk.experimental.consents to globus_sdk.scopes.consents. (#1047)
• GlobusApps have been moved from globus_sdk.experimental.globus_app to globus_sdk and globus_sdk.globus_app. (#1085)

Globus CLI v3.31.0 (release notes)

Highlights

• Added a --terms-and-conditions option to the globus group update command.
• The CLI has removed remaining support for endpoint activation.
• Activation commands such as globus endpoint is-activated are already hidden, but now act as no-ops when invoked and emit warnings to stderr about their upcoming removal.
• The --skip-activation-check option for Transfer task submission has been deprecated.
• Activated is no longer a field in globus endpoint show output.

Ada Nikolaidis
Globus Software Engineering Manager
Globus.org | University of Chicago