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Opal has a python client that lets you query various things, and even import some data (see httpsee https://wikiopaldoc.obiba.org/displayen/OPALDOC/Opal+Python+User+Guidelatest/index.html). It doesn't let you create projects and tables from scratch though. Given the web interface does this via the REST API we should be able to do it from the command line. This is how.
First point to note is that we are still using the opal python client, we are just using the rest option of it - see http(see https://wikiopaldoc.obiba.org/displayen/OPALDOC/REST+API+Commandlatest/index.html ).
The following is loosely based on the AMASED work getting the BL books into opal - https://github.com/OllyButters/flatten-bl-xml
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