Connect¶
In order to work with an OpenStack cloud you first need to create a
Connection to it using your credentials. A
Connection can be
created in 3 ways, using the class itself, Config Files, or
Environment Variables. It is recommended to always use
Config Files as the same config can be used across tools and
languages.
Create Connection¶
To create a Connection instance, use the
connect() factory function.
def create_connection(auth_url, region, project_name, username, password):
return openstack.connect(
auth_url=auth_url,
project_name=project_name,
username=username,
password=password,
region_name=region,
app_name='examples',
app_version='1.0',
)
Full example at connect.py
Note
To enable logging, see the Logging user guide.
Next¶
Now that you can create a connection, continue with the User Guides to work with an OpenStack service.
As an alternative to creating a Connection
using :ref:config-clouds-yaml, you can connect using
config-environment-variables.
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