Python Upgrade CCI

gistfile1.py

# So we can talk to the SoftLayer API, grab the current date
# and structured list/dict output
import SoftLayer.API
import datetime
from pprint import pprint as pp


# Find the priceId for the RAM item matching our defined memory allotment
def getMemoryPrice(memoryCapacity):
    packageClient = SoftLayer.API.Client('SoftLayer_Product_Package', 46, apiUsername, apiKey)
    objectMask = "mask[capacity;prices.id;categories[name,id]]"
    packageClient.set_object_mask(objectMask)
    items = packageClient.getItems()
    for item in items:
        if len(filter(lambda x: x.get('id') == 3, item['categories'])) \
        and item.get('capacity') == str(memoryCapacity):
            return item['prices'][0]['id']


# Create the upgrade order container and send the order to the API. Replace
# verifyOrder() with placeOrder() after testing
def upgradeOrder(virtualGuestId, memoryPriceId):
    orderClient = SoftLayer.API.Client('SoftLayer_Product_Order', None, apiUsername, apiKey)
    orderContainer = {}
    orderContainer['complexType'] = 'SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Virtual_Guest_Upgrade'
    orderContainer['virtualGuests'] = [{'id': virtualGuestId}]
    orderContainer['prices'] = [{'id': memoryPriceId}]
    orderContainer['properties'] = [{'name': 'MAINTENANCE_WINDOW', 'value': str(datetime.datetime.now())}]
    return orderClient.verifyOrder(orderContainer)


# Define our arguments and start the process
if __name__ == "__main__":
    import argparse

    argsparse = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Upgrade a CCI\'s Memory')
    argsparse.add_argument('virtualGuestId', metavar='Virtual Guest ID', type=int,
        help='ID of the target CCI.')
    argsparse.add_argument('memoryCapacity', metavar='Ram GBs', type=int,
        help='Amount of RAM in GB.')

    args = argsparse.parse_args()

    apiUsername = ''
    apiKey = ''
    pp(upgradeOrder(args.virtualGuestId, getMemoryPrice(args.memoryCapacity)))