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AWS IoT code examples for the SDK for Python

Overview

Shows how to use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to work with AWS IoT.

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AWS IoT provides secure, bi-directional communication for Internet-connected devices (such as sensors, actuators, embedded devices, wireless devices, and smart appliances) to connect to the AWS Cloud over MQTT, HTTPS, and LoRaWAN.

⚠ Important

  • Running this code might result in charges to your AWS account. For more details, see AWS Pricing and Free Tier.
  • Running the tests might result in charges to your AWS account.
  • We recommend that you grant your code least privilege. At most, grant only the minimum permissions required to perform the task. For more information, see Grant least privilege.
  • This code is not tested in every AWS Region. For more information, see AWS Regional Services.
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Code examples

Prerequisites

For prerequisites, see the README in the python folder.

Install the packages required by these examples by running the following in a virtual environment:

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
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Get started

Basics

Code examples that show you how to perform the essential operations within a service.

Single actions

Code excerpts that show you how to call individual service functions.

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Run the examples

Instructions

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Hello AWS IoT

This example shows you how to get started using AWS IoT.

python iot_hello.py

Learn the basics

This example shows you how to do the following:

  • Create an AWS IoT Thing.
  • Generate a device certificate.
  • Update an AWS IoT Thing with Attributes.
  • Return a unique endpoint.
  • List your AWS IoT certificates.
  • Update an AWS IoT shadow.
  • Write out state information.
  • Creates a rule.
  • List your rules.
  • Search things using the Thing name.
  • Delete an AWS IoT Thing.
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Start the example by running the following at a command prompt:

python iot_wrapper.py
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Tests

⚠ Running tests might result in charges to your AWS account.

To find instructions for running these tests, see the README in the python folder.

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Additional resources

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