shell pip install boto [default] aws_access_key_id = YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID aws_secret_access_key = YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY [default] region=us-west-2 python import boto.ec2 def create_ec2_instance(): conn = boto.ec2.connect_to_region("us-west-2") image_id = "ami-01234567" # AMI ID reservation = conn.run_instances( image_id=image_id, instance_type=instance_type, key_name=key_name, security_groups=[security_group], min_count=1, max_count=1 ) instance_id = reservation.instances[0].id create_ec2_instance()