def saveHM(filename): # Create new HTTP client client = HttpClient() client.getParams().setAuthenticationPreemptive(True) defaultcreds = UsernamePasswordCredentials(user, password) client.getState().setCredentials(AuthScope.ANY, defaultcreds) # Get data across HTTP url = ( "http://" + host + ":" + str(port) + "/admin/savedataview.egi?type=" + type + "&data_format=NEXUSHDF5_LZW_6&data_saveopen_action=OPEN_ONLY" ) getMethod = GetMethod(url) getMethod.setDoAuthentication(True) client.executeMethod(getMethod) # Save locally file = File(directory + "/" + filename) out = FileOutputStream(file) out.write(getMethod.getResponseBody()) out.close() # Clean up getMethod.releaseConnection()