pykube
Python client library for Kubernetes
Kel is an open source Platform as a Service (PaaS) from Eldarion, Inc. that makes it easy to manage web application deployment and hosting through the entire lifecycle from development through testing to production. It adds components and tools on top of Kubernetes that help developers manage their application infrastructure. Kel builds on Eldarion's 7+ years experience running one of the leading Python and Django PaaSes.
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Features
- HTTP interface using requests using kubeconfig for authentication
- Python native querying of Kubernetes API objects
Installation
To install pykube, use pip:
pip install pykube
Usage
Query for all ready pods in a custom namespace:
import operator
import pykube
api = pykube.HTTPClient(pykube.KubeConfig.from_file("/Users/<username>/.kube/config"))
pods = pykube.Pod.objects(api).filter(namespace="gondor-system")
ready_pods = filter(operator.attrgetter("ready"), pods)Access any attribute of the Kubernetes object:
pod = pykube.Pod.objects(api).filter(namespace="gondor-system").get(name="my-pod")
pod.obj["spec"]["containers"][0]["image"]Selector query:
pods = pykube.Pod.objects(api).filter(
namespace="gondor-system",
selector={"gondor.io/name__in": {"api-web", "api-worker"}},
)
pending_pods = pykube.objects.Pod.objects(api).filter(
field_selector={"status.phase": "Pending"}
)Watch query:
watch = pykube.Job.objects(api, namespace="gondor-system")
watch = watch.filter(field_selector={"metadata.name": "my-job"}).watch()
# watch is a generator:
for watch_event in watch:
print(watch_event.type) # 'ADDED', 'DELETED', 'MODIFIED'
print(watch_event.object) # pykube.Job objectCreate a ReplicationController:
obj = {
"apiVersion": "v1",
"kind": "ReplicationController",
"metadata": {
"name": "my-rc",
"namespace": "gondor-system"
},
"spec": {
"replicas": 3,
"selector": {
"app": "nginx"
},
"template": {
"metadata": {
"labels": {
"app": "nginx"
}
},
"spec": {
"containers": [
{
"name": "nginx",
"image": "nginx",
"ports": [
{"containerPort": 80}
]
}
]
}
}
}
}
pykube.ReplicationController(api, obj).create()Delete a ReplicationController:
obj = {
"apiVersion": "v1",
"kind": "ReplicationController",
"metadata": {
"name": "my-rc",
"namespace": "gondor-system"
}
}
pykube.ReplicationController(api, obj).delete()Check server version:
api = pykube.HTTPClient(pykube.KubeConfig.from_file("/Users/<username>/.kube/config"))
api.versionHTTPie
pykube can be used together with HTTPie for Kubernetes command line querying goodness. For example:
pip install httpie
http pykube://minikube/api/v1/servicesThe above example will construct an HTTP request to the cluster behind the minikube context and
show you the response containing all services.
Requirements
- Python 2.7 or 3.3+
- requests (included in
install_requires) - PyYAML (included in
install_requires)
License
The code in this project is licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0 (included in this repository under LICENSE).
Contributing
By making a contribution to this project, you are agreeing to the Developer Certificate of Origin v1.1 (also included in this repository under DCO.txt).
Code of Conduct
In order to foster a kind, inclusive, and harassment-free community, the Kel Project follows the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct.
Commercial Support
Commercial support for Kel is available through Eldarion, please contact info@eldarion.com.

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