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How to send a push notification directly to device using Python, Boto and SNS
import boto
import boto.exception
import boto.sns
import pprint
import re
def send_push(device_id, body):
region = [r for r in boto.sns.regions() if r.name==u'eu-west-1'][0]
sns = boto.sns.SNSConnection(
aws_access_key_id="YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_HERE",
aws_secret_access_key="YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_SECRET_HERE",
region=region,
)
try:
endpoint_response = sns.create_platform_endpoint(
platform_application_arn='arn:aws:sns:eu-west-1:123456879:app/APNS_SANDBOX/Myapp_Dev',
token=device_id,
)
endpoint_arn = endpoint_response['CreatePlatformEndpointResponse']['CreatePlatformEndpointResult']['EndpointArn']
except boto.exception.BotoServerError as err:
# Yes, this is actually the official way:
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22227262/aws-boto-sns-get-endpoint-arn-by-device-token
result_re = re.compile(r'Endpoint (.*) already', re.IGNORECASE)
result = result_re.findall(err.message)
if result:
endpoint_arn = result[0]
else:
raise
print "ARN:", endpoint_arn
publish_result = sns.publish(
target_arn=endpoint_arn,
message=body,
)
print "PUBLISH"
pprint.pprint(publish_result)
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I think that this manner is a little more simple.

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