Aliyun VPC SDK for Python

3.0.48 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python

The official Alibaba Cloud VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) SDK for Python, version 3.0.48, released on 2024-01-01. Provides APIs to manage VPC resources such as VPCs, vSwitches, route tables, and NAT gateways. Part of the Alibaba Cloud Python SDK family with monthly releases.

pip install aliyun-python-sdk-vpc

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'aliyunsdkvpc' ↓

cause The package is not installed or the import path is incorrect.

fix

Install: pip install aliyun-python-sdk-vpc. Then import from aliyunsdkvpc.

error AttributeError: module 'aliyunsdkvpc.request' has no attribute 'v20160428' ↓

cause Trying to import from the package without specifying the correct submodule path.

fix

Use the full import: from aliyunsdkvpc.request.v20160428.CreateVpcRequest import CreateVpcRequest

Warnings

breaking In version 3.0.0+, all request classes must be imported from version-specific modules (e.g., v20160428). Direct imports from aliyunsdkvpc.request are deprecated and will raise ImportError. ↓

fix Use from aliyunsdkvpc.request.v20160428.<ApiName> import <ApiName>Request

deprecated The method do_action() is deprecated in favor of do_action_with_exception(), which raises exceptions on API errors instead of returning error codes. ↓

fix Replace do_action() with do_action_with_exception()

gotcha The region ID must be specified when creating the client, not in each request. Setting region on the request object is ignored for VPC. ↓

fix Pass region to AcsClient constructor; do not use set_RegionId on request

Imports

VpcRequest

wrong

from aliyunsdkvpc.request.v20160428 import CreateVpcRequest

correct

from aliyunsdkvpc.request.v20160428.CreateVpcRequest import CreateVpcRequest

Import must explicitly reference the class from the module, not just the module.

Quickstart

Creates a VPC in cn-hangzhou region. Requires Alibaba Cloud credentials set in environment variables.

from aliyunsdkcore.client import AcsClient
from aliyunsdkvpc.request.v20160428.CreateVpcRequest import CreateVpcRequest
import os

client = AcsClient(
    os.environ.get('ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID', ''),
    os.environ.get('ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET', ''),
    'cn-hangzhou'
)
request = CreateVpcRequest()
request.set_VpcName('my-vpc')
request.set_CidrBlock('10.0.0.0/16')
response = client.do_action_with_exception(request)
print(response.decode('utf-8'))