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The :mod:`cloudservers` Python API
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.. module:: cloudservers
:synopsis: A client for the Rackspace Cloud Servers API.
.. currentmodule:: cloudservers
Usage
-----
First create an instance of :class:`CloudServers` with your credentials::
>>> from cloudservers import CloudServers
>>> cloudservers = CloudServers(USERNAME, API_KEY)
Then call methods on the :class:`CloudServers` object:
.. class:: CloudServers
.. attribute:: backup_schedules
A :class:`BackupScheduleManager` -- manage automatic backup images.
.. attribute:: flavors
A :class:`FlavorManager` -- query available "flavors" (hardware
configurations).
.. attribute:: images
An :class:`ImageManager` -- query and create server disk images.
.. attribute:: ipgroups
A :class:`IPGroupManager` -- manage shared public IP addresses.
.. attribute:: servers
A :class:`ServerManager` -- start, stop, and manage virtual machines.
.. automethod:: authenticate
For example::
>>> cloudservers.servers.list()
[<Server: buildslave-ubuntu-9.10>]
>>> cloudservers.flavors.list()
[<Flavor: 256 server>,
<Flavor: 512 server>,
<Flavor: 1GB server>,
<Flavor: 2GB server>,
<Flavor: 4GB server>,
<Flavor: 8GB server>,
<Flavor: 15.5GB server>]
>>> fl = cloudservers.flavors.find(ram=512)
>>> cloudservers.servers.create("my-server", flavor=fl)
<Server: my-server>
For more information, see the reference:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
ref/index