Program Temporary Fix (PTF) download helper

This script is intended to simplify the download of PTF packages.
For more information on using PTFs, please visit the following support articles:

• Best practice for applying Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs)
  https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7016640

• SLES 12: How to import suse_key for signed PTF packages
  https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7016511

Command-line interface

$ ./ptfdownload.py -h
usage: ptfdownload.py [-d <output_directory>] [-p <url>] [-u <username>] [-i]

    -d: use specified download directory
    -p: PTF URL to use
    -u: SCC username
    -i: ignore optional packages (src, debuginfo, debugsource)
    -h: print this help

Module

(see test.py)

#!/usr/bin/python

from ptfdownload import do_ptf_download

output_directory = './'
url = 'https://...'
username = 'foo'
password = 'secret'
ignore_optional = False

do_ptf_download(output_directory, url, username, password, ignore_optional)

Example CLI session

$ mkdir /tmp/my-ptf

$ ./ptfdownload.py -d /tmp/my-ptf
######################################################
Welcome to the Program Temporary Fix download helper!
######################################################

This script is intended to simplify the download of PTF packages.
For more information on using PTFs, please visit the following support articles:

* Best practice for applying Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs)
  https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7016640

* SLES 12: How to import suse_key for signed PTF packages
  https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7016511


Please provide necessary information:

Output dir   : /tmp/my-ptf/
PTF URL      : [*REMOVED*]
SCC username : [*REMOVED*]
SCC password :

Retrieving PTF information...
Downloading to "/tmp/my-ptf/":

* [SOME_RPM_1].rpm
    127291  [100.00%]
* [SOME_RPM_2].rpm
    310716  [100.00%]
* [SOME_RPM_3].rpm
    284098  [100.00%]
* readme.txt
       298  [100.00%]

Downloads finished.
Output directory contains at least one .txt file. Please read!
To install the downloaded packages please run as root:

$ rpm -Fvh /tmp/my-ptf/*.rpm