Python script to enumerate the short codes and long names for AWS services

brevity-aws-services-list.py

# Description: Enumerates short codes and long names for AWS services
# Code modified from https://www.sentiatechblog.com/retrieving-all-region-codes-and-names-with-boto3

class Services:
    @classmethod
    def get_services(cls):
        short_codes = cls._get_service_short_codes()
        services = [{
            'name': cls._get_service_long_name(sc),
            'code': sc
        } for sc in short_codes]

        services_sorted = sorted(
            services,
            key=lambda k: k['name']
        )
        return services_sorted

    @classmethod
    def _get_service_long_name(cls, short_code):
        param_name = (
            '/aws/service/global-infrastructure/services/'
            f'{short_code}/longName'
        )
        response = ssm.get_parameters(
            Names=[param_name]
        )
        return response['Parameters'][0]['Value']

    @classmethod
    def _get_service_short_codes(cls):
        output = set()
        for page in ssm.get_paginator('get_parameters_by_path').paginate(
            Path='/aws/service/global-infrastructure/services'
        ):
            output.update(p['Value'] for p in page['Parameters'])
        return output
      
# Retrieve service names and short codes
for service in Services.get_services():
    print(service)