(CkPython) Create S3 Bucket in a Region

Demonstrates how to create an S3 bucket in a specified region. This example will create a bucket in the eu-west-2 region.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

# Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("s3.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws = chilkat.CkAuthAws()
authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
authAws.put_ServiceName("s3")
success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

# We'll send a PUT request having an XML body such as this:
# <CreateBucketConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/"> 
#   <LocationConstraint>BucketRegion</LocationConstraint> 
#   </CreateBucketConfiguration>

# Create the XML body specifying the region as "eu-west-2"
xml = chilkat.CkXml()
xml.put_Tag("CreateBucketConfiguration")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns","http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/")
xml.UpdateChildContent("LocationConstraint","eu-west-2")

# Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
# In this case, the bucket name is "chilkateuwest2".
rest.put_Host("chilkateuwest2.s3.amazonaws.com")

# Make the call to create the bucket.
responseStr = rest.fullRequestString("PUT","/",xml.getXml())
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200):
    print("status code = " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))
    responseXml = chilkat.CkXml()
    responseXml.LoadXml(responseStr)
    print(responseXml.getXml())
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

print("Bucket in the eu-west-2 region created.")