#!/usr/bin/env python import sys from optparse import OptionParser import boto from boto.ec2 import regions def kill_instance(region, ids): """Kill an instances given it's instance IDs""" # Connect the region ec2 = boto.connect_ec2(region=region) for instance_id in ids: print("Stopping instance: %s" % instance_id) ec2.terminate_instances([instance_id]) if __name__ == "__main__": parser = OptionParser(usage="kill_instance [-r] id [id ...]") parser.add_option("-r", "--region", help="Region (default us-east-1)", dest="region", default="us-east-1") (options, args) = parser.parse_args() if not args: parser.print_help() sys.exit(1) for r in regions(): if r.name == options.region: region = r break else: print("Region %s not found." % options.region) sys.exit(1) kill_instance(region, args)