Getting started with the new AWS tools

AWS replaced their java based tool with a neat python package for linux (didn't try the windows based ones yet ...). Why are these tools nice ?! - written in python - support from one tool for all services - wizard configuration To get started

# use virtualenv or global
# this example shows virtualenv

$ mkdir AWS
$ virtualenv AWS 
...
$ source AWS/bin/activate

# install the tools from pypi

$ pip install awscli
...
# configure

$ aws configure
AWS Access Key ID [None]: XXXXXX
AWS Secret Access Key [None]: XXXXXX
Default region name [None]: us-west-1
Default output format [None]: json

$ aws ec2 describe-regions
{
    "Regions": [
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "eu-west-1"
        }, 
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "sa-east-1"
        }, 
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "us-east-1"
        }, 
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "ap-northeast-1"
        }, 
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "us-west-2"
        }, 
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "us-west-1"
        }, 
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "ap-southeast-1"
        }, 
        {
            "Endpoint": "ec2.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com", 
            "RegionName": "ap-southeast-2"
        }
    ]
}

# Done!

For more info the project is hosted at github.com The reference table Aws tools references and the home page at aws.amazon.com/cli.