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Python Essentials for AWS Cloud Developers

You're reading from   Python Essentials for AWS Cloud Developers Run and deploy cloud-based Python applications using AWS

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804610060
Length 224 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Part 1: Python Installation and the Cloud
2. Chapter 1: Using Python on AWS FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Creating an AWS Account 4. Part 2: A Deep Dive into AWS with Python
5. Chapter 3: Cloud Computing with Lambda 6. Chapter 4: Running Python Applications on EC2 7. Chapter 5: Running Python Applications with PyCharm 8. Chapter 6: Deploying Python Applications on Elastic Beanstalk 9. Part 3: Useful AWS Services to Implement Python
10. Chapter 7: Monitoring Applications via CloudWatch 11. Chapter 8: Database Operations with RDS 12. Chapter 9: Creating an API in AWS 13. Chapter 10: Using Python with NoSQL (DynamoDB) 14. Chapter 11: Using Python with Glue 15. Chapter 12: Reference Project on AWS 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

What is Lambda?

Lambda is a computing service that allows you to run Python, Java, Node.js, Ruby, .NET, and Go code without provisioning and managing any server. In AWS, it is one of the most used services in the AWS stack. The only thing you need to do is develop and run your code. Lambda also has some advantages in terms of cost.

Lambda is a container that is created by AWS in order to execute your application. When you create a Lambda function, AWS creates this container for you. Hence, you don’t need to provision an instance and install the compiler in the container. The only responsibility is to run your code when selecting Lambda.

The advantages of Lambda

The advantages of Lambda are as follows:

  • There’s no need to provision a server
  • It is a pay-as-you-go model
  • It supports different runtimes such as Python, Java, and C#
  • There’s no need to install a software development kit, since it is ready to develop
  • It has scalability features...
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