The openstack.compute Python API

Usage

First create an instance of Compute with your credentials:

>>> from openstack.compute import Compute
>>> compute = Compute(username=USERNAME, apikey=API_KEY)

Then call methods on the Compute object:

class openstack.compute.Compute
backup_schedules

A BackupScheduleManager – manage automatic backup images.

flavors

A FlavorManager – query available “flavors” (hardware configurations).

images

An ImageManager – query and create server disk images.

ipgroups

A IPGroupManager – manage shared public IP addresses.

servers

A ServerManager – start, stop, and manage virtual machines.

For example:

>>> compute.servers.list()
[<Server: buildslave-ubuntu-9.10>]

>>> compute.flavors.list()
[<Flavor: 256 server>,
 <Flavor: 512 server>,
 <Flavor: 1GB server>,
 <Flavor: 2GB server>,
 <Flavor: 4GB server>,
 <Flavor: 8GB server>,
 <Flavor: 15.5GB server>]

>>> compute.images.list()
[<Image: Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 - MSSQL2K8R2>,...]

>>> fl = compute.flavors.find(ram=512)
>>> im = compute.images.find(name='Ubuntu 10.10 (maverick)')
>>> compute.servers.create("my-server", image=im, flavor=fl)
<Server: my-server>

For more information, see the reference: