Python bindings to the OpenStack Compute API

This is a client for the OpenStack Compute API used by Rackspace Cloud and others. There’s a Python API (the openstack.compute module), and a command-line script (installed as openstack-compute). Each implements the entire OpenStack Compute API (as well as a few Rackspace-only addons).

To try this out, you’ll need a Rackspace Cloud account — or your own install of OpenStack Compute (also known as Nova). If you’re using Rackspace you’ll need to make sure to sign up for both Cloud Servers and Cloud Files – Rackspace won’t let you get an API key unless you’ve got a Cloud Files account, too. Once you’ve got an account, you’ll find your API key in the management console under “Your Account”.

See also

You may want to read Rackspace’s API guide (PDF) – the first bit, at least – to get an idea of the concepts. Rackspace/OpenStack is doing the cloud hosting thing a bit differently from Amazon, and if you get the concepts this library should make more sense.

Contents:

• The openstack-compute shell utility
• The openstack.compute Python API
  • Usage
• API Reference
  • Backup schedules
  • Exceptions
  • Flavors
  • Images
  • Shared IP addresses
  • Servers
• Release notes
  • 2.0 (TBD)
  • 1.2 (August 15, 2010)
  • 1.1 (May 6, 2010)

Contributing

Development takes place on GitHub; please file bugs/pull requests there.

Run tests with python setup.py test.

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page