\nBoto is a python package\u00a0 which provides an interface for AWS. With boto library, we can call the AWS resources using python script.<\/p>\n
This article walks you through the step by step guide for using boto library for calling AWS resources.<\/p>\n
Step 1 \u00a0: Installation
\nStep 2 : Configuration
\nStep 3 : Creating Connection
\nStep 4 : Examples<\/p>\n
\nWe need to install boto library in order to use it.\u00a0 We can use pip to install boto.<\/p>\n
[js] $ sudo pip install boto
\n[\/js]
\n <\/p>\n
\nIn order to work with boto library we need to configure Boto Credentials which require AWS Access Keys and Secret Keys. We’ll need to create one IAM user with a policy attached with proper Resource permission as required.<\/p>\n
Create a ~\/.boto file with below syntax:<\/p>\n
[js]
\n[Credentials]
\naws_access_key_id = YOURACCESSKEY
\naws_secret_access_key = YOURSECRETKEY<\/p>\n
[\/js]<\/p>\n
Once the boto is configured, we’ll start writing python scripts.<\/p>\n
\nBefore calling any AWS resources we need to create connections first.<\/p>\n
[js]
\nimport boto
\nfrom boto import ec2
\nconnection = ec2.connect_to_region(‘region_name’)<\/p>\n
[\/js]<\/p>\n
We can also create connection using aws keys directly if ~\/.boto is not configured<\/p>\n
[js]
\nimport boto
\nfrom boto import ec2
\nconnection=ec2.connect_to_region(‘region_name’,aws_access_key_id=”,aws_secret_access_key=”
\n[\/js]<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
[js]
\nimport boto
\nfrom boto import ec2
\nconnection=ec2.connect_to_region("region_name")
\nreservations=connection.get_all_instances();<\/p>\n
for reservation in reservations:
\n for instances in reservation.instances:
\n print "%s \\t \\t %s" % (instances.tags[‘Name’], instances.ip_address) <\/p>\n
[\/js]
\n <\/p>\n
[js]<\/p>\n
import boto
\nimport sys
\nfrom boto import ec2
\nconnection=ec2.connect_to_region(‘region_name’)<\/p>\n
try:
\n\tvolumes=connection.get_all_volumes()<\/p>\n
\t# This function is used to tag the Volumes with the Instance Name
\n\tdef tag_volume(vol):
\n\t\tinstance_id=vol.attach_data.instance_id
\n\t\tinstance_tag=connection.get_all_tags({‘resource-id’:instance_id})
\n\t\tfor tag in instance_tag:
\n\t\t\tvol.add_tag(‘Name’,tag.value)<\/p>\n
\tfor volume in volumes:
\n\t\tconnection.create_snapshot(volume.id,tag_volume(volume))<\/p>\n
except:
\n\tprint ‘Some Error occurred :’
\n print sys.exc_info()
\n[\/js]
\n <\/p>\n
[js]
\nimport sys
\nimport boto
\nfrom boto import ec2
\nconnection=ec2.connect_to_region("region-name")
\nsg=connection.get_all_security_groups()<\/p>\n
def getTag(instanceId):<\/p>\n
\treservations=connection.get_all_instances(filters={‘instance_id’:instanceId})
\n\tfor res in reservations:
\n\t\tfor instance in res.instances:
\n\t\t\treturn instance.tags[‘Name’]<\/p>\n
try:<\/p>\n
\tfor securityGroup in sg:
\n\t for rule in securityGroup.rules:
\n\t\t global instanceId;
\n \t\t if rule.to_port == ’22’ and ‘0.0.0.0\/0’ in str(rule.grants):
\n for instanceid in securityGroup.instances():
\n instanceId=str(instanceid)
\n print "Port 22 open for all IP:"
\n \t\t\t print " SecurityGroupName: %s –> Instance Name: %s" %(securityGroup.name, getTag(instanceId.split(‘:’)[1]))<\/p>\n
except :
\n print ‘Some Error occurred : ‘
\n print sys.exc_info()<\/p>\n
[\/js]<\/p>\n
Leave a comment if you have any questions regarding this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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