def __init__(self,
host,
user=None,
password=None,
authenticator=None,
base="",
collapse_scope=True):
"""
Constructor for the API-Singleton. Use it once with parameters, and then the
subsequent calls internal to the API will work.
@type host: str
@param host: the host to connect to, e.g. "api.soundcloud.com". If a port is needed, use
"api.soundcloud.com:1234"
@type user: str
@param user: if given, the username for basic HTTP authentication
@type password: str
@param password: if the user is given, you have to give a password as well
@type authenticator: OAuthAuthenticator | BasicAuthenticator
@param authenticator: the authenticator to use, see L{scapi.authentication}
"""
self.host = host
if authenticator is not None:
self.authenticator = authenticator
elif user is not None and password is not None:
self.authenticator = BasicAuthenticator(user, password)
self._base = base
self.collapse_scope = collapse_scope
