A simple Python application illustrating usage of the AWS SDK for Python (also referred to as Boto).

This sample project depends on Boto, the AWS SDK for Python, and requires Python 2.6 or 2.7. You can install Boto using pip:

pip install boto

You need to set your AWS security credentials before the sample is able to connect to AWS. The SDK will automatically pick up credentials in environment variables:

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="Your AWS Access Key ID"
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="Your AWS Secret Access Key"

See the Security Credentials page for more information on getting your keys. It's also possible to configure your credentials via a configuration file. See the Boto Config documentation for more information.

This sample application connects to Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3), creates a bucket, and uploads a file to that bucket. The script will generate a bucket name and file for you. All you need to do is run the code:

python s3_sample.py

The S3 documentation has a good overview of the restrictions for bucket names for when you start making your own buckets.

This sample application is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.