New Training: Getting Started with the AWS SDK for Python: Boto3

In this 6-video skill, CBT Nuggets trainer Trevor Sullivan explores the boto3 module, which automates cloud resource management in AWS using Python. Watch this new AWS training.

Watch the full course: AWS Cloud Automation

This training includes:

• 6 videos

• 52 minutes of training

You’ll learn these topics in this skill:

• Introduction to AWS Automation with Python

• Configure Python Development Environment on Amazon EC2

• Install the Python Boto3 Module and Create AWS Session

• Explore AWS Boto3 SDK Features for Python

• Understanding Boto3 API Reference and Create Amazon VPC

• Add Subnets to Amazon VPC via Python Boto3 Module

How To Install Boto3 for Python To Work With AWS

Amazon offers a variety of tools that help developers to work with the AWS SDK to automate AWS resources. Python is among the many scripting languages that AWS provides an SDK for. That makes sense because Python is one of the most popularly utilized scripting languages for IT operations, especially in the machine learning space. To use Python with the AWS SDK, developers will first need to install the Boto3 package for Python.

Installing the Boto3 package is quick and easy. Use the PIP package manager for Python:

pip install boto3

After installing the Boto3 package, you will need to configure it with your AWS IAM credentials before being able to utilize it.

For more information on the installation process for Boto3, visit its AWS documentation page in the Amazon knowledge base.