add only_hash=True

[cappelaere]

I am trying to get the hash of an existing file without adding to the IPFS.
ipfs add myfile --only_hash seems to work
but ipfs_api.add(myfile, only_hash=True):
TypeError: request() got an unexpected keyword argument 'only_hash'

Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks.
Pat.

[mguentner]

Without actually testing it: ipfs_api.add(yourfile, opts={'only_hash':'true'}) should do the trick

[whereswaldon]

@cappelaere While @mguentner 's answer looks right, it's not working for me. I'm trying to debug this now.

[whereswaldon]

@cappelaere Alright, I think I've got it:

import ipfsapi
api = ipfsapi.connect('127.0.0.1', 5001)
hash_data = api.add("myfile.txt", opts={'only-hash':'true'})

The key is that 'only-hash' uses a hyphen, '-', rather than an underscore, '_'.
Let me know if that solves your problem!