Python boto script to delete all archives in an AWS Glacier Vault

delete_glacier_vault.py

import boto.glacier

#These should be filled in by you
GLACIER_KEY_ID=None
GLACIER_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=None

#You can get the vault ARN from the AWS Console or list_vaults()
GLACIER_VAULT_ARN='FILL IN'

#The job ID is retrieved by calling value.retrieve_inventory_job
#The job takes hours to complete but you can send notification using SNS
#You can get the SNS ARN from the AWS console
#
#connection = boto.connect_glacier()
#vault = connection.get_vault(GLACIER_VAULT_ARN)
#vault.retrieve_inventory_job(sns_topic='SOMETHING LIKE arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:1234567890:my_glacier_sns')
GLACIER_VAULT_JOB_ID='FILL THIS IN'

def main():
    #Connect to Glacier Valut
    connection = boto.connect_glacier(aws_access_key_id=GLACIER_KEY_ID, aws_secret_access_key=GLACIER_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY)
    vault = connection.get_vault(GLACIER_VAULT_ARN)
    job = vault.get_job(GLACIER_VAULT_JOB_ID)
    response = job.get_output()
    deleted_archives=0
    errors=0
    show_progess=0
    progess_threshold=100
    total_archives = len(response['ArchiveList'])
    for archive in response['ArchiveList']:
        show_progess += 1 
        if show_progess > progess_threshold:
             show_progess = 0
             print 'Deletes={0}, Errors={1}.  {2}%'.format(deleted_archives,errors, (deleted_archives+errors)/float(total_archives)*100)
        try:
            result = vault.delete_archive(archive['ArchiveId'])
            deleted_archives += 1
        except:
            #Usually a socket error, might be worth retying the call to delete_archive
            errors += 1

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()