boto3 client method using variable as the method name

Question

I have a list of boto3 client methods that I want to iterate through, create a client, and do something with that.

e.g.

methods = ['allocate_address', 'allocate_address', 'attach_volume']

client = boto3.client('ec2')

for method in methods:
    # below doesn't work
    bound_method = client.method # <-- I want to use the variable to set this

Can I do this?

Would using the getattr method in Python help? Example: `getattr(client, api_action)(**parameters)`. api_action will be the method. **parameters will be the parameter for each method. — krishna_mee2004, Jul 05 '19 at 14:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 07 '23 at 13:11

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Based on a comment from @krishna_mee2004, I was able to do this using:

methods = ['allocate_address', 'allocate_address', 'attach_volume']

client = boto3.client('ec2')

for method in methods:
    bound_method = getattr(client, method)

edited Feb 07 '23 at 13:11

Tomerikoo

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answered Jul 05 '19 at 15:59

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boto3 client method using variable as the method name

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