| Getting Started |
| =============== |
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| Installation (stable version) |
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| Libcloud is available on PyPi. You can install latest stable version using pip: |
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| .. sourcecode:: bash |
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| pip install apache-libcloud |
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| Installation (development version) |
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| You can install latest development version from out Git repository: |
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| .. sourcecode:: bash |
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| pip install -e https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/libcloud.git@trunk#egg=apache-libcloud |
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| Upgrading |
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| If you used pip to install the library you can also use it to upgrade it: |
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| .. sourcecode:: bash |
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| pip install --upgrade apache-libcloud |
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| Using it |
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| This section describes a standard work-flow which you follow when working |
| with any of the Libcloud drivers. |
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| 1. Obtain reference to the provider driver |
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| .. sourcecode:: python |
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| from pprint import pprint |
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| from libcloud.compute.types import Provider |
| from libcloud.compute.providers import get_driver |
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| cls = get_driver(Provider.RACKSPACE) |
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| 2. Instantiate the driver with your provider credentials |
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| .. sourcecode:: python |
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| driver = cls('my username', 'my api key') |
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| 3. Start using the driver |
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| .. sourcecode:: python |
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| pprint(driver.list_sizes()) |
| pprint(driver.list_nodes()) |
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| 4. Putting it all together |
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| .. sourcecode:: python |
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| from pprint import pprint |
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| from libcloud.compute.types import Provider |
| from libcloud.compute.providers import get_driver |
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| cls = get_driver(Provider.RACKSPACE) |
| driver = cls('my username', 'my api key') |
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| pprint(driver.list_sizes()) |
| pprint(driver.list_nodes()) |
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| You can find more examples with common patterns which can help you get started |
| on the :doc:`Compute Examples </compute/examples>` page. |
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| Where to go from here? |
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