Retrieve Attachment Property

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Is there a way to retrieve the uploaded attachment linked to an object from a dataset in a python transform? I notice the stored attachment on upload is just a string of some rid (e.g. ri.attachments.main.attachment.f9f175bd-8143-4b8d-b972-abc298d85cc7 ).

I can see the actual attachment in Object explorer, but I need to do logic with it in transforms.

is there a way I can fetch the attachment with the rid in a python transform? Something like:

attachments = retrieve_attachment(df["attachment"])
... #do stuff w/ attachments

Note: the attachments are excel files and/or csv files.

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Hello,

This can be achieved using the Get attachment content API within an external transform.
It is not possible, to my knowledge, to directly obtain the attachment content from the dataset.

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We recently opened a feature request to get the actual bytes of the attachment into the transform instead of the pointer/rid to the attachment.

Maybe you can do so as well to raise the awareness with Palantir Product Development.