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+'''
+example calling cloudwatch functions
+decribe alarms, describe alarm history, list metrics
+'''
+
+import boto3
+import botocore
+
+import json
+import urllib
+import logging
+import sys,os
+import pprint
+
+pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=5, width=80)
+
+from libs.cloudwatch import *
+
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = ''
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = ''
+
+
+describe_alarms(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
+describe_alarm_history(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
+list_metrics(AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
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