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Python Essentials for AWS Cloud Developers

By : Serkan Sakinmaz
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Book Image

Python Essentials for AWS Cloud Developers

4 (1)
By: Serkan Sakinmaz

Overview of this book

AWS provides a vast variety of services for implementing Python applications, which can pose a challenge for those without an AWS background. This book addresses one of the more predominant problems of choosing the right service and stepping into the implementation of exciting Python apps using AWS. The book begins by showing you how to install Python and create an AWS account, before helping you explore AWS Lambda, EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, and S3 for Python programming. You'll then gain hands-on experience in using these services to build the Python application. As you advance, you'll discover how to debug Python apps using PyCharm, and then start deploying the Python applications on Elastic Beanstalk. You’ll also learn how to monitor Python applications using the CloudWatch service, along with creating and publishing APIs on AWS to access the Python application. The concluding chapters will help you get to grips with storing unstructured and semi-structured data using NoSQL and DynamoDB, as well as advance your knowledge using the Glue serverless data integration service in AWS. By the end of this Python book, you’ll be able to take your application development skills up a notch with AWS services and advance in your career.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Python Installation and the Cloud
4
Part 2: A Deep Dive into AWS with Python
9
Part 3: Useful AWS Services to Implement Python

Cloud computing

Cloud computing allows you to use computer resources such as disk and memory without managing an infrastructure. The concept of the cloud is important in order to free you up to focus on your application. When you use your infrastructure, you need to buy or hire a computer, install all the necessary software, wire the cables, and keep the computer safe from physical as well as soft attacks. It is clear that it takes a significant amount of time; hence, your focus will be on reducing configuration time for your application. With cloud computing, you don’t have this kind of headache. The cloud provider takes most of the responsibility and sets up and maintains the data center for you. What you need to do is carry out some configuration and deploy your application to the data center. It makes your life easier; the cloud provider focuses on the infrastructure and you focus on the application. This is the biggest advantage of cloud computing.