Yea, I tried to use SNS today but couldn't find any example code for Python. I g...

ranman · on Sept 27, 2017

1. I love Twilio and I recommend it over pinpoint most of the time. The API is objectively easier and the documentation is better.

2.

    import boto3
    sns = boto3.client('sns')
    number = '+12345678900'
    sns.publish(PhoneNumber=number, Message='Hello, World')

Disclaimer: I work for AWS and wrote the post

marksomnian · on Sept 27, 2017

OT: why on Earth would you call your library boto3, instead of something obvious, like aws?

I can't be the first person who was confused by this.

ranman · on Sept 27, 2017

This would be a good Quora question for Mitch Garnaat.

https://twitter.com/jrhunt/status/913087294222905344

https://github.com/boto/boto3/issues/1023

http://acsonline.org/fact-sheets/boto-amazon-river-dolphin/

ranman · on Sept 28, 2017

Here's the right twitter link sorry: https://twitter.com/garnaat/status/913093232917086209

Kocrachon · on Sept 26, 2017

I admit I don't use SNS but the boto3 docs are usually really well documented.

wickawic · on Sept 26, 2017

the integration between the python code and SNS is relatively well documented, but it is missing examples for how to actually achieve real-world results (such as sending yourself a text message).

zitterbewegung · on Sept 26, 2017

Responding to this and the parent it was the lack of examples that made me change my behavior. Not the lack of documentation for boto3.