Python in the Cloud: Getting Started with AWS and Boto3
summary
Covers using AWS from Python with the Boto3 SDK and AWS CLI: how to install/configure the CLI, manage credentials and named profiles, and list S3 buckets (example shows 35 listed). Shows a working file upload/download (a “Hello Python” file), invokes a Lambda function from Python, and creates EC2 instances (with advice to delete them). Mentions using the moto library for mocked tests and sketches a simple upload→invoke→verify pipeline.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:08Automate with Boto3
- 3:16Boto3 and AWS services
- 5:02AWS credentials setup
- 7:30Boto3 profile setup
- 7:51List S3 files
- 10:46Upload files to S3
- 12:37Create EC2 instances
- 15:36Run Lambda functions
- 16:53Boto3 automation benefits
- 18:40Boto3 best practices
- 19:43Python cloud learning path
- 21:51Closing remarks
- 22:13Q&A: Boto3 vs Terraform
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