01.Client

import boto3
 
# AWS clients (uses default credentials from ~/.aws/credentials)
iam = boto3.client("iam")
sts = boto3.client("sts")   # Security Token Service: AssumeRole (assume role to get temporary credentials)
s3 = boto3.client("s3", region_name=REGION)

• iam = boto3.client("iam")
  • Means: boto3.client("s3") creates an object that lets you use Python to call S3’s remote API.
    • object: An object is used to bundle a set of related capabilities (methods) and state (data/configuration) together. methods:
      • method: list_buckets()
      • config: region

iam.create_role()
iam.attach_role_policy()
iam.create_access_key()
 
sts.get_caller_identity()["Account"]
 
s3_client = sess.client("s3")