Create a VPC using the Boto3 library in Python

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1. What is VPC in AWS
- A VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) in AWS is a virtual network infrastructure that allows you to create a private and isolated virtual network in the AWS cloud.
- With a VPC, you can launch Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances, create subnets, configure route tables, and apply security measures to control access to your resources.
- A VPC enables you to create your own private cloud within the AWS infrastructure, giving you complete control over your network configuration. Some of the key features and benefits of using VPCs in AWS include security, flexibility, scalability, availability, and cost-effectiveness.

2. Create VPC using the Boto3 library in Python  

- Full sources code in Github >> aws-python-boto3

# File 001_BuildVpc.py

- createClientSession()

- createVpc()

- deleteVpc()

import os

import boto3

from dotenv import load_dotenv

from Common import saveData, getData

data = getData()

# ====================

def createClientSession():

# config credentials from .env file

load_dotenv()

AWS_ACCESS_KEY = os.environ.get("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")

AWS_SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("AWS_SECRET_KEY")

REGION_NAME = os.environ.get("REGION_NAME")

# or config credentials directly

# AWS_ACCESS_KEY = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

# AWS_SECRET_KEY = yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

# REGION_NAME = zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

# create session with the credentials

session = boto3.Session(

aws_access_key_id=os.environ.get("AWS_ACCESS_KEY"),

aws_secret_access_key=os.environ.get("AWS_SECRET_KEY"),

region_name=os.environ.get("REGION_NAME"),

)

ec2Client = session.client("ec2")

return ec2Client

# ====================

def createVpc(ec2):

# create the VPC

vpc_name = "Your Vpc Name"

response = ec2.create_vpc(

CidrBlock="10.0.0.0/16",

AmazonProvidedIpv6CidrBlock=True,

InstanceTenancy="default",

TagSpecifications=[

{

"ResourceType": "vpc",

"Tags": [

{"Key": "Name", "Value": vpc_name},

],

},

],

)

print("################\ncreate_vpc", response)

# get the ID of the new VPC

data["vpcId"] = response["Vpc"]["VpcId"]

print("Created VPC with ID:", data["vpcId"])

saveData(data)

# ====================

def deleteVpc(ec2):

# delete the VPC

data = getData()

response = ec2.delete_vpc(VpcId=data["vpcId"])

print("################\ndelete_vpc", response)

#####################

if __name__ == "__main__":

ec2Client = createClientSession()

createVpc(ec2Client)

# deleteVpc(ec2Client)

+ To create VPC run:

python3 001_BuildVpc.py

+ To delete VPC comment #createVpc(), uncomment deleteVpc() and run:

python3 001_BuildVpc.py

References:
https://aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-python/
https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/ec2/client/create_vpc.html

Thank you!