Manage datasets and files

Use the Python SDK to efficiently create, manage, download, and organize datasets and files in Unity Asset Manager.

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Before you begin

To access any datasets, make sure the app has the right accesses. Read more about managing Identity.

Note

The following code snippets first require an initialization. To learn more about the

initialize()

and

uninitialize()

methods, read about getting started with the Unity Cloud Python SDK.

How do I...?

Create a dataset

To add a dataset to an already existing asset, call

create_dataset

with the required information. This method returns the dataset id as a string.


    dataset_id = unity_cloud.assets.create_dataset(    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_name = "your-new-dataset-name")

Update a dataset

To update a dataset name, description, tags, or file order, follow these steps:

Create a
```
DatasetUpdate
```
object.
Call the
```
update_dataset
```
method.


    dataset_update = DatasetUpdate(    name = "your-dataset-name",    description = "your-dataset-description",    tags = ["your-tag-1", "your-tag-2", "your-tag-3"],    file_order = ["your_file_1.ext", "your_file_2.ext", "your_file_3.ext"])unity_cloud.assets.update_dataset(    dataset_update = dataset_update,    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef")

Get a dataset

To fetch a specific dataset, call the

get_dataset

method.


    dataset = unity_cloud.assets.get_dataset(    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef")

Get a list of all datasets within an asset

To fetch all datasets contained in a given asset, call the

get_dataset_list

method.


    datasets = unity_cloud.assets.get_dataset_list(    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef")

Upload a local file to a dataset

To add a file to any dataset contained in your asset, follow these steps:

Create an
```
AssetFileUploadInformation
```
object.
Call the
```
upload_file
```
method.
(Optional) Pass the
```
upload_file
```
method to track the progress via callback.

Note

The

AssetFileUploadInformation.UploadFilePath

field stores the location of the file you want to upload. The

AssetFileUploadInformation.CloudFilePath

field stores the desired file path of the file on the Asset Manager and should be passed as

PurePosixPath


    from pathlib import PurePath, PurePosixPathdef show_upload_progress(progress):    print(progress)upload_asset = FileUploadInformation(    organization_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef",    upload_file_path = PurePath("computer/path/to/file.ext"),    cloud_file_path = PurePosixPath("path/to/file.ext"))unity_cloud.assets.upload_file(    asset_upload_information = upload_asset,    progress_callback = show_progress)

Update a file's metadata

To update the description and the tags of a file, follow these steps:

Create an
```
AssetFileUpdate
```
object.
Call the
```
update_file
```
method.

The

file_path

argument in the

update_file

method must correspond with the cloud file path used when uploading the file.


    from pathlib import PurePosixPathasset_file_update = FileUpdate(    description = "your-file-description",    tags = ["your-tag-1", "your-tag-2", "your-tag-3"])unity_cloud.assets.update_file(    asset_file_update = asset_file_update,    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef",    cloud_file_path = PurePosixPath("path/to/file.ext"))

Download a file contained in a dataset

To download a file, follow these steps:

Create an
```
AssetFileDownloadInformation
```
object with
```
FilePath
```
.
```
FilePath
```
indicates the file the path in Asset Manager and
```
DownloadFolderPath
```
indicates the destination for the downloaded on your computer.
Call the
```
download_file
```
method.
(Optional) Pass the
```
download_file
```
method to track the progress via callback.


    def show_download_progress(progress):    print(progress)asset_file_download_infos = FileDownloadInformation(    organization_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef",    cloud_file_path = PurePosixPath("path/to/file.ext"),    download_folder_path = PurePath("path/to/folder"))unity_cloud.assets.download_file(    asset_download_information = asset_file_download_infos,    progress_callback = show_download_progress)

Get a file

To fetch a specific file, call

get_file


    files = unity_cloud.assets.get_file_list(    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef",    cloud_file_path = PurePosixPath("path/to/file.ext"))

Get a list of all files within a dataset

To fetch all files contained in a given dataset, call

get_file_list


    files = unity_cloud.assets.get_file_list(    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef")

Remove a file from a dataset

To remove a file from a dataset, call

unity_cloud.assets.remove_file


    from pathlib import PurePosixPathunity_cloud.assets.remove_file(    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef",    file_path = PurePosixPath("path/to/file.ext"))

Get a list of suggested generated tags for a picture file

To get a list of suggested tags for a picture file, call

get_suggested_tags

. They are generated based on the content of the image.


    suggested_tags = unity_cloud.assets.generate_suggested_file_tags(    org_id = "012345678912",    project_id = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    asset_id = "0123456789abcdefghijklmn",    asset_version = "1234abcd-ab12-cd34-ef56-123456abcdef",    dataset_id = "1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-123456abcdef",    file_path = PurePosixPath("path/to/file.ext"))

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