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Skaha requires Python 3.8+.
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```bash
pip install skaha
```
Before you can use the Skaha python package, you need a valid CANFAR account and access to the Skaha Science Platform. To create a new account, you can register here.
Skaha uses a X509 security certificate for interactions with the CANFAR Science Platform. You need to have a valid certificate in order to authenticate with the platform.
Installing the skaha package will also install a command line tool called cadc-get-cert.
This tool can be used to generate a certificate with the following command:
```bash
cadc-get-cert -u <your-username>
Password: <your-password>
DONE. 10 day certificate saved in /home/<your-username>/.ssl/cadcproxy.pem
```
This will generate a certificate for you and store it in ~/.ssl/cadcproxy.pem.
By default, skaha looks at the location $HOME/.ssl/cadcproxy.pem for your certificate.
Alternatively, you can specify the location of your certificate when creating a new session.
```python
from skaha.session import Session
session = Session(certificate="/path/to/certificate.pem")
```
In order to access private container images from the CANFAR Harbor Registry, you need to provide your harbor username and the CLI Secret through a ContainerRegistry object.
```python
from skaha.models import ContainerRegistry
from skaha.session import Session
registry = ContainerRegistry(username="username", password="sUp3rS3cr3t")
session = Session(registry=registry)
```
Passing the ContainerRegistry object passes the base64 encoded username:secret to the Skaha server for authentication under the X-Skaha-Registry-Auth header.