Chapter 3. OpenStack Python SDK

Use the OpenStack Python Software Development Kit (SDK) to write Python automation scripts that create and manage resources in your OpenStack cloud. The SDK implements Python bindings to the OpenStack API, which enables you to perform automation tasks in Python by making calls on Python objects rather than making REST calls directly. All OpenStack command-line tools are implemented using the Python SDK.

You should also be familiar with:

  • RESTful web services

  • HTTP/1.1

  • JSON and XML data serialization formats

1. Install the OpenStack SDK

Each OpenStack project has its own Python library. These libraries are bundled with the command-line clients. For example, the Python bindings for the Compute API are bundled with the python-novaclient package.

For details about how to install the clients, see install the OpenStack command-line clients.