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OpenStack CLI and using swift to load data into Object Storage #121
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I use a Mac.
I followed the instructions in https://tutorials.rc.nectar.org.au/openstack-cli/01-overview to install the openstack and swift clients and then the instructions in https://tutorials.rc.nectar.org.au/object-storage/01-overview to upload a file into object storage via the CLI.
When I tried to use the swift upload command I got an error message telling me that I needed to install the python keystoneclient for authentication.
I did this using: pip3 install python-keystoneclient (https://pypi.org/project/python-keystoneclient/) and after that it worked flawlessly.
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andybotting commentedon Jan 19, 2026
Hey @PaulineLawrey! Thanks for your report.
As part of the OpenStack CLIs tutorial, did you run the
pip install python-openstackclientcommand? That package would depend on keystoneclient and should have pulled it in already.I think it makes sense for us to make sure the Swift tutorial works without expecting that the keystoneclient dependency was previously installed, so I'll make an update to this one so nobody else comes across this issue.
Thanks again