Retrieve the aws key and secret from .awsAuth file. More information on .awsAuth is here https://code.google.com/p/aws4c/wiki/DevGuide

aws_auth.py

# coding=utf-8
import os


def get_aws_key(key_id):
    """
        Retrieve the aws key and secret from .awsAuth file.

        Your awsAuth file should contain the following lines for the tests to work.

        test1:test_key_1:test_secret_1
        test2:test_key_2:test_secret_2

        More information onf .awsAuth is here https://code.google.com/p/aws4c/wiki/DevGuide

        >>> key = get_aws_key('test1')
        >>> key[0]
        'test_key_1'
        >>> key[1]
        'test_secret_1'

        >>> key = get_aws_key('test2')
        >>> key[0]
        'test_key_2'
        >>> key[1]
        'test_secret_2'
        
        This function is taken from here  https://gist.github.com/vladistan/7666753

    """
    f = open(os.path.expanduser("~/.awsAuth"))
    keys = [k for k in [l.strip().split(':') for l in f] if k[0] == key_id][0][1:3]

    return keys