this python script removes the orphaned aws snapshots that exits without AMI

clean_orphaned_snapshots.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3.7

import argparse
import boto3

cli_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="")
cli_parser.add_argument('--region_name', type=str, default="eu-west-1")
cli_parser.add_argument('--profile_name', type=str, default='default')
cmdargs = cli_parser.parse_args()


session = boto3.Session(profile_name=cmdargs.profile_name)

ec2_client = session.client('ec2', region_name=cmdargs.region_name) 

icounter = 0
images_desc = ec2_client.describe_images(Owners=['self'])

amis_to_snapshots = [dev['Ebs']['SnapshotId'] for image_desc in images_desc['Images'] for dev in image_desc['BlockDeviceMappings']]

print(len(amis_to_snapshots))


snapshots = ec2_client.describe_snapshots(OwnerIds=['self',])

print(len(snapshots['Snapshots']))

orphaned_snapshots = [sh['SnapshotId'] for sh in snapshots['Snapshots'] if sh['SnapshotId'] not in amis_to_snapshots ]

print('needs to be removed')
print(len(orphaned_snapshots))

for i in orphaned_snapshots:
    response = ec2_client.delete_snapshot(
        SnapshotId=i
    )
    print(response)