Get the SoftLayer product packages that can be used to order custom monthly bare metal servers

get-bare-metal-pkgs.py

import os
import pprint
import SoftLayer
client = SoftLayer.Client(username=os.environ['SLUSERNAME'], api_key=os.environ['SLAPIKEY'], endpoint_url=SoftLayer.API_PUBLIC_ENDPOINT)

mask = 'id, name, description, type.keyName, items.id, items.description, items.categories.categoryCode'
# We only want pkgs that include a server category because there are some older packages without a server category
# that can not be used any more.
filterStr = {
    "items": {"categories": {"categoryCode": {"operation":"server"} } },
    "type": {"keyName": {"operation":"BARE_METAL_CPU"} },
    }
# Due to the properties used in the mask and filter, this call takes a while, about 20 seconds.
pkgs = client['Product_Package'].getAllObjects(mask=mask, filter=filterStr)

# Delete the full list of items for each pkg and add in just the server item descriptions, so it is easier
# to see what processor models are available in each pkg.
for p in pkgs:
    for i in p['items']:
        for c in i['categories']:
            if c['categoryCode'] == 'server':
                if not 'server' in p:  p['server'] = []
                p['server'].append(i['description'])
    del p['items']
pprint.pprint(pkgs)