copy_image_to_destination_region.py

def copy_image_to_destination_region(image_id, instance_id, client):
    waiter = client.get_waiter('image_available')
    source_region = os.getenv('SOURCE_REGION')
    # call copy_image to copy the AMI from source region to destination
    response = client.copy_image(
        Description='Copied image of instance: ' + instance_id + ' from region: ' + source_region,
        Name='new image of instance ' + instance_id,
        SourceImageId=image_id,
        SourceRegion=source_region,
    )
    new_image_id = response['ImageId']
    print('Copying image, this may take few minutes...')
    waiter.wait(ImageIds=[new_image_id], DryRun=False)
    return new_image_id