docs/examples/loadbalancer/create_lb_wait_for_ready.py

import time
from pprint import pprint

from libcloud.loadbalancer.base import Member, Algorithm
from libcloud.loadbalancer.types import State, Provider
from libcloud.loadbalancer.providers import get_driver


driver = get_driver(Provider.RACKSPACE_US)('username', 'api key')

name = 'test-lb'
members = (Member(None, '192.168.86.1', 8080),
           Member(None, '192.168.86.2', 8080))

print 'Creating load balancer'
new_balancer = driver.create_balancer(name=name,
                                      algorithm=Algorithm.ROUND_ROBIN,
                                      port=80, protocol='http',
                                      members=members)

print 'Waiting for load balancer to become ready...'
while True:
    balancer = driver.get_balancer(balancer_id=new_balancer.id)

    if balancer.state == State.RUNNING:
        break

    print 'Load balancer not ready yet, sleeping 20 seconds...'
    time.sleep(20)

print 'Load balancer is ready'
pprint(balancer)

# fetch list of members
members = balancer.list_members()
pprint(members)