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Metadata-Version: 1.0
Name: python-cloudservers
Version: 1.1
Summary: Client library for Rackspace's Cloud Servers API
Home-page: http://packages.python.org/python-cloudservers
Author: Jacob Kaplan-Moss
Author-email: jacob@jacobian.org
License: BSD
Description: Python bindings to the Rackspace Cloud Servers API
==================================================
This is a client for Rackspace's Cloud Servers API. There's a Python API (the
``cloudservers`` module), and a command-line script (``cloudservers``). Each
implements 100% of the Rackspace API.
`Full documentation is available`__.
__ http://packages.python.org/python-cloudservers/
You'll also probably want to read `Rackspace's API guide`__ (PDF) -- the first
bit, at least -- to get an idea of the concepts. Rackspace is doing the cloud
hosting thing a bit differently from Amazon, and if you get the concepts this
library should make more sense.
__ http://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/cs-devguide-latest.pdf
Development takes place on GitHub__. Bug reports and patches may be filed there.
__ http://github.com/jacobian/python-cloudservers
Command-line API
----------------
Installing this package gets you a shell command, ``cloudservers``, that you
can use to interact with Rackspace.
You'll need to provide your Rackspace username and API key. You can do this
with the ``--username`` and ``--apikey`` params, but it's easier to just set
them as environment variables::
export CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME=jacobian
export CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY=yadayada
You'll find complete documentation on the shell by running
``cloudservers help``::
usage: cloudservers [--username USERNAME] [--apikey APIKEY] <subcommand> ...
Command-line interface to the Cloud Servers API.
Positional arguments:
<subcommand>
backup-schedule Show or edit the backup schedule for a server.
backup-schedule-delete
Delete the backup schedule for a server.
boot Boot a new server.
delete Immediately shut down and delete a server.
flavor-list Print a list of available 'flavors' (sizes of
servers).
help Display help about this program or one of its
subcommands.
image-create Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running
server.
image-delete Delete an image.
image-list Print a list of available images to boot from.
ip-share Share an IP address from the given IP group onto a
server.
ip-unshare Stop sharing an given address with a server.
ipgroup-create Create a new IP group.
ipgroup-delete Delete an IP group.
ipgroup-list Show IP groups.
ipgroup-show Show details about a particular IP group.
list List active servers.
reboot Reboot a server.
rebuild Shutdown, re-image, and re-boot a server.
rename Rename a server.
resize Resize a server.
resize-confirm Confirm a previous resize.
resize-revert Revert a previous resize (and return to the previous
VM).
root-password Change the root password for a server.
show Show details about the given server.
Optional arguments:
--username USERNAME Defaults to env[CLOUD_SERVERS_USERNAME].
--apikey APIKEY Defaults to env[CLOUD_SERVERS_API_KEY].
See "cloudservers help COMMAND" for help on a specific command.
Python API
----------
There's also a `complete Python API`__.
__ http://packages.python.org/python-cloudservers/
By way of a quick-start::
>>> import cloudservers
>>> cs = cloudservers.CloudServers(USERNAME, API_KEY)
>>> cs.flavors.list()
[...]
>>> cs.servers.list()
[...]
>>> s = cs.servers.create(image=2, flavor=1, name='myserver')
... time passes ...
>>> s.reboot()
... time passes ...
>>> s.delete()
FAQ
===
What's wrong with libcloud?
Nothing! However, as a cross-service binding it's by definition lowest
common denominator; I needed access to the Rackspace-specific APIs (shared
IP groups, image snapshots, resizing, etc.). I also wanted a command-line
utility.
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Information Technology
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
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