Chilkat2-Python

EC2 Stop Instances

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Demonstrates how to send a request to stop Amazon EC2 instances. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect to the Amazon AWS server.
# such as https://ec2.amazonaws.com/
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws = chilkat2.AuthAws()
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
# the region should match the region part of the domain passed to the REST connect method (above).
authAws.Region = "us-west-2"
authAws.ServiceName = "ec2"

rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

rest.AddQueryParam("Action","StopInstances")
rest.AddQueryParam("Version","2016-11-15")
# If DryRun is true then checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, 
# without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, 
# the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
# Omit the DryRun query parameter to actually start the instance.  (Or set DryRun equal to "false")
rest.AddQueryParam("DryRun","true")
rest.AddQueryParam("InstanceId.1","i-999719995399c9999")

# See EC2 Stop Instances Reference Documentation
# for more information about the Force and Hibernate query params, which are optional and true/false just like DryRun.

responseXml = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    print("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    print("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    print("response body: " + responseXml)
    sys.exit()

# Examine the successful XML response.
xml = chilkat2.Xml()
xml.LoadXml(responseXml)
print(xml.GetXml())