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Welcome to the AWS Code Examples Repository. This repo contains code examples used in the AWS documentation, AWS SDK Developer Guides, and more. For more information, see the Readme.md file below.

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# CloudWatch code examples for the SDK for Python
## Overview
Shows how to use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to work with Amazon CloudWatch.
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_CloudWatch provides a reliable, scalable, and flexible monitoring solution that you can start using within minutes._
## ⚠ Important
* Running this code might result in charges to your AWS account. For more details, see [AWS Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/) and [Free Tier](https://aws.amazon.com/free/).
* Running the tests might result in charges to your AWS account.
* We recommend that you grant your code least privilege. At most, grant only the minimum permissions required to perform the task. For more information, see [Grant least privilege](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html#grant-least-privilege).
* This code is not tested in every AWS Region. For more information, see [AWS Regional Services](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services).
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## Code examples
### Prerequisites
For prerequisites, see the [README](../../README.md#Prerequisites) in the `python` folder.
Install the packages required by these examples by running the following in a virtual environment:
```
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
```
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### Single actions
Code excerpts that show you how to call individual service functions.
- [DeleteAlarms](cloudwatch_basics.py#L264)
- [DescribeAlarmsForMetric](cloudwatch_basics.py#L216)
- [DisableAlarmActions](cloudwatch_basics.py#L232)
- [EnableAlarmActions](cloudwatch_basics.py#L232)
- [GetMetricStatistics](cloudwatch_basics.py#L123)
- [ListMetrics](cloudwatch_basics.py#L37)
- [PutMetricAlarm](cloudwatch_basics.py#L158)
- [PutMetricData](cloudwatch_basics.py#L64)
### Scenarios
Code examples that show you how to accomplish a specific task by calling multiple
functions within the same service.
- [Manage metrics and alarms](cloudwatch_basics.py)
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## Run the examples
### Instructions
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#### Manage metrics and alarms
This example shows you how to do the following:
- Create an alarm to watch a CloudWatch metric.
- Put data into a metric and trigger the alarm.
- Get data from the alarm.
- Delete the alarm.
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Start the example by running the following at a command prompt:
```
python cloudwatch_basics.py
```
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### Tests
⚠ Running tests might result in charges to your AWS account.
To find instructions for running these tests, see the [README](../../README.md#Tests)
in the `python` folder.
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## Additional resources
- [CloudWatch User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/WhatIsCloudWatch.html)
- [CloudWatch API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html)
- [SDK for Python CloudWatch reference](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/services/cloudwatch.html)
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