AWS ec2 security group delete scripts. One script is for ec2-classic, the other is for VPC

secgroupdelete_ec2classic.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Authored by Chad Smith on 3/10/2015
# please feel free to contact me at arpcefxl@gmail.com with comments or questions
# assumes you have already run aws configure or are running in an ec2 role

import boto.ec2, sys
region = sys.argv[1]
secgroup = sys.argv[2]
conn = boto.ec2.connect_to_region(region)
allgroups = conn.get_all_security_groups()
mygroup = conn.get_all_security_groups(groupnames=secgroup)
groupname = mygroup[0].name
groupid = mygroup[0].id
group = mygroup[0]

for rule in group.rules:
    for grants in rule.grants:
        if grants.cidr_ip:
            print "revoking ingress rule with source as cidr_ip"
            print groupname, rule.ip_protocol, rule.from_port, rule.to_port, grants.cidr_ip
            conn.revoke_security_group(group_name=groupname, ip_protocol=rule.ip_protocol, from_port=rule.from_port, to_port=rule.to_port, cidr_ip=grants.cidr_ip)
        else:
            print "revoking ingress rule with source as security group"
            print groupname, rule.ip_protocol, rule.from_port, rule.to_port, grants.name
            if grants.name == 'amazon-elb-sg':
                print "revoking ingress rule with ELB as security group"
                conn.revoke_security_group(group_name=groupname, ip_protocol=rule.ip_protocol, from_port=rule.from_port, to_port=rule.to_port, src_security_group_group_id=grants.group_id,src_security_group_owner_id='amazon-elb')
            else:
                conn.revoke_security_group(group_name=groupname, ip_protocol=rule.ip_protocol, from_port=rule.from_port, to_port=rule.to_port, src_security_group_name=grants.name)

# handle cases where the security group is referred to by other security groups
for othergroup in allgroups:
    for otherrule in othergroup.rules:
        for othergrant in otherrule.grants:
            grant_nom = othergrant.name or othergrant.group_id
            if grant_nom:
                if grant_nom == groupname:
                    print "revoking ingress rule where source is the security group to be deleted"
                    print othergroup.name, otherrule.ip_protocol, otherrule.from_port, otherrule.to_port, othergrant.name
                    conn.revoke_security_group(group_name=othergroup.name, ip_protocol=otherrule.ip_protocol, from_port=otherrule.from_port, to_port=otherrule.to_port, src_security_group_name=groupname)

# delete the security group itself
print "deleting security group"
conn.delete_security_group(name=groupname)

secgroupdelete_vpc.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Authored by Chad Smith on 3/10/2015
# please feel free to contact me at arpcefxl@gmail.com with comments or questions
# assumes you have already run aws configure or are running in an ec2 role

import boto.ec2, sys
region = sys.argv[1]
secgroup = sys.argv[2]
conn = boto.ec2.connect_to_region(region)
allgroups = conn.get_all_security_groups()
mygroup = conn.get_all_security_groups(group_ids=secgroup)
groupname = mygroup[0].name
groupid = mygroup[0].id
group = mygroup[0]

for rule in group.rules:
    for grants in rule.grants:
        if grants.cidr_ip:
            print "revoking ingress rule with source as cidr_ip"
            print groupname, groupid, rule.ip_protocol, rule.from_port, rule.to_port, grants.cidr_ip
            conn.revoke_security_group(group_id=groupid, ip_protocol=rule.ip_protocol, from_port=rule.from_port, to_port=rule.to_port, cidr_ip=grants.cidr_ip)
        else:
            print "revoking ingress rule with source as security group"
            print groupname, groupid, rule.ip_protocol, rule.from_port, rule.to_port, grants.name
            conn.revoke_security_group(group_id=groupid, ip_protocol=rule.ip_protocol, from_port=rule.from_port, to_port=rule.to_port, src_security_group_name=grants.name)

# handle cases where the security group is referred to by other security groups
for othergroup in allgroups:
    for otherrule in othergroup.rules:
        for othergrant in otherrule.grants:
            grant_nom = othergrant.name or othergrant.group_id
            if grant_nom:
                if grant_nom == groupid:
                    print "revoking ingress rule where source is the security group to be deleted"
                    print othergroup.name, otherrule.ip_protocol, otherrule.from_port, otherrule.to_port, othergrant.group_id
                    conn.revoke_security_group(group_id=othergroup.id, ip_protocol=otherrule.ip_protocol, from_port=otherrule.from_port, to_port=otherrule.to_port, src_security_group_id=groupid)

# delete the security group itself
print "deleting security group"
conn.delete_security_group(group_id=groupid)