cloud-computing-msc-ai-examples/example-projects/counter-demo/aws-cloudformation/start.py

import time

import boto3
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError

region = 'eu-central-1'
stackName = 'cloudcomp-counter-demo-stack'
keyName = 'srieger-pub'


client = boto3.setup_default_session(region_name=region)
cfClient = boto3.client('cloudformation')

templateFile = open("cloudcomp-counter-demo-with-vpc.json", "r")
templateBody = templateFile.read()

print("Deleting old stack...")
print("------------------------------------")
response = cfClient.delete_stack(
    StackName=stackName,
)

print("creating new stack...")
print("------------------------------------")

response = cfClient.create_stack(
    StackName=stackName,
    TemplateBody=templateBody,
    Parameters=[
        {
            'ParameterKey': 'paramKeyPair',
            'ParameterValue': keyName
        },
    ],
)