Python IaC in Jupyter Notebook
An interactive environment for creating and managing cloud infrastructure using Pulumi's Python SDK and Automation API within a Jupyter Notebook.
Overview
This is a pattern that showcases the use of Pulumi's Automation API within a data science and interactive computing environment like Jupyter Notebooks. Instead of writing a standalone script, a user can write and execute Python code in notebook cells to define and deploy cloud infrastructure. This allows for an interactive, exploratory approach to infrastructure management, where a data scientist or engineer can provision resources like S3 buckets or virtual machines, inspect the results, and tear them down, all within a single, shareable document.
✨ Key Features
- Interactive infrastructure provisioning.
- Combines code, documentation, and infrastructure in one document.
- Uses Python SDK and Automation API.
- Ideal for exploratory work, training, and demonstrations.
- Programmatic control over the Pulumi engine from notebook cells.
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Combines the declarative power of Pulumi's IaC engine with an interactive environment.
- Maintains state and provides previews and diffs, unlike imperative SDK calls.
- More interactive and exploratory than running CLI commands.
Unique Value: Brings infrastructure as code into the interactive, literate programming environment of Jupyter, enabling a more fluid and exploratory workflow for managing cloud resources.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Pulumi provides official examples on GitHub demonstrating how to use the Automation API within a Jupyter Notebook to create infrastructure.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Production CI/CD pipelines, where a non-interactive script is more appropriate.
- Managing long-lived, stable infrastructure.
🏆 Alternatives
While using a cloud SDK like Boto3 in a notebook is common, it's an imperative approach that lacks state management and safety checks. The Automation API brings the safety and declarative power of Pulumi's engine to this interactive workflow.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: This is an open-source pattern. Costs are based on the cloud resources provisioned from the notebook.
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