try:
    character_sheet = auth.char.CharacterSheet(characterID=628592330)   #fetch Character Sheet
except eveapi.Error, e:
    print "eveapi vomit: %s\t%s" % (e.code, e.message)
except Exception, e:
    print "critical failure: %s" % e
    raise e

character_race = character_sheet.race
character_birthDay = character_sheet.DoB

character_skills = {} # character_skills[skillID]=level
for skill in character_sheet.skills:    #iterate through each <row>
    character_skills[skill.typeID] = skill.level    #Fetch skill typeID and level