Class Retention (3.5.0)

Retention(blob,mode=None,retain_until_time=None,retention_expiration_time=None)

Map an object's retention configuration.

Properties

blob

Blob for which this retention configuration applies to.

Returns
TypeDescription
Blobthe instance's blob.

mode

The mode of the retention configuration. Options are 'Unlocked' or 'Locked'.

Returns
TypeDescription
stringThe mode of the retention configuration, which can be either set to 'Unlocked' or 'Locked'.

retain_until_time

The earliest time that the object can be deleted or replaced, which is theretention configuration set for this object.

Returns
TypeDescription
datetime.datetime orNoneTypeDatetime object parsed from RFC3339 valid timestamp, orNone if the blob's resource has not been loaded from the server (seereload).

retention_expiration_time

The earliest time that the object can be deleted, which depends on anyretention configuration set for the object and any retention policy set forthe bucket that contains the object.

Returns
TypeDescription
datetime.datetime orNoneType(readonly) The earliest time that the object can be deleted.

Methods

clear

clear()

API documentation forstorage.blob.Retention.clear method.

copy

copy()

API documentation forstorage.blob.Retention.copy method.

from_api_repr

from_api_repr(resource,blob)

Factory: construct instance from resource.

Parameter
NameDescription
resourcedict

mapping as returned from API call.

Returns
TypeDescription
RetentionRetention configuration created from resource.

fromkeys

fromkeys(value=None,/)

Create a new dictionary with keys from iterable and values set to value.

get

get(key,default=None,/)

Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.

items

items()

API documentation forstorage.blob.Retention.items method.

keys

keys()

API documentation forstorage.blob.Retention.keys method.

pop

pop(k[,d])

If the key is not found, return the default if given; otherwise,raise a KeyError.

popitem

popitem()

Remove and return a (key, value) pair as a 2-tuple.

Pairs are returned in LIFO (last-in, first-out) order.Raises KeyError if the dict is empty.

setdefault

setdefault(key,default=None,/)

Insert key with a value of default if key is not in the dictionary.

Return the value for key if key is in the dictionary, else default.

update

update([E,]**F)

If E is present and has a .keys() method, then does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k]If E is present and lacks a .keys() method, then does: for k, v in E: D[k] = vIn either case, this is followed by: for k in F: D[k] = F[k]

values

values()

API documentation forstorage.blob.Retention.values method.

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