How to build FortiNDR Cloud Client Library

The FortiNDR Cloud Client Library is written in Python version 3. Its source code can be found at FNC-Python-Library. In this section, we will review the functionalities of the FNC-Python-Library and how it can be used.

The Client Library can be built in two different formats, as a pip file or as whl file. This section shows how the library can be built and installed for any of these formats.

Build and install as a pip package

To build, run the following command:

python3 setup.py sdist

To install, run the following command:

pip install dist/com.fortinet.fndrc.integrations.python_client-x.x.x.*.tar.gz

To install to specific directory, run the following command:

pip install --target <directory> dist/com.fortinet.fndrc.integrations.python_client-x.x.x.*.tar.gz

Build and install as a wheel package

To build, run the following command:

python3 setup.py bdist_wheel

To install, run the following command:

pip install dist/com.fortinet.fndrc.integrations.python_client-x.x.x-py3-none-any.whl

To install to specific directory, run the following command:

pip install --target <directory> dist/com.fortinet.fndrc.integrations.python_client-x.x.x-py3-none-any.whl