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class Track(models.Model):
    """ Track is a song that we've found 
    on MusixMatch based on the recipients' interests.
    """
    
    card = models.ManyToManyField(Card)
    track_mbid = models.CharField(max_length=50)
    track_name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    album_coverart_100x100 = models.URLField(max_length=200)
    artist_name = models.CharField(max_length=200)

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$ curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -u nate:nate 
       --data '{"recipient_name" : "Anna", 
                "track_set" : "", 
                "interests" : "hamburgers, skating"}' 
       http://localhost:8000/api/card/

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class CardResource(ModelResource):
    ...
    def post_list(self, request, **kwargs):
        deserialized = self.deserialize(request, request.raw_post_data, \
                       format=request.META.get('CONTENT_TYPE', 'application/json'))
        bundle = self.build_bundle(data=dict_strip_unicode_keys(deserialized))
        self.is_valid(bundle, request)

        updated_bundle = self.obj_create(bundle, request=request, user=request.user)

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>>> from boto.ec2.connection import EC2Connection
>>> conn = EC2Connection('<aws access key>', '<aws secret key>')
>>> conn = EC2Connection()

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>>> import boto
>>> conn = boto.connect_ec2()

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>>> reservation = conn.run_instances(image_id='ami-ccf405a5')
>>> reservation.instances
[Instance:i-6761850e]
>>> instance = reservation.instances[0]
>>> instance.state
u'pending'
>>>

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>>> instance.update()
>>> instance.state
u'pending'
>>> # wait a few minutes
>>> instance.update()
>>> instance.state
u'running'

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>>> instance.public_dns_name
u'ec2-72-44-40-153.z-2.compute-1.amazonaws.com'
>>> instance.private_dns_name
u'domU-12-31-35-00-42-33.z-2.compute-1.internal'

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>>> instance.stop()
>>> instance.update()
>>> instance.state
u'shutting-down'
>>> # wait a minute
>>> instance.update()
>>> instance.state
u'terminated'
>>>

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>>> rs = conn.get_all_security_groups()
>>> print rs
[SecurityGroup:appserver, SecurityGroup:default, \
 SecurityGroup:vnc, SecurityGroup:webserver]
>>> sg = rs[1]
>>> sg.name
u'default'
>>> sg.rules
[IPPermissions:tcp(0-65535),
 IPPermissions:udp(0-65535),