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Creating a function in Python

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Updated at September 23, 2024

Create and execute a function in Python that welcomes the user.

Before you start

Create a folder in Yandex Cloud.

Create a function

  1. In the management console, select the folder where you want to create a function.
  2. Select Cloud Functions.
  3. Click Create function.
  4. Enter the function name: python-function.
  5. Click Create.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

To create a function, run the command:

yc serverless function create --name=python-function

Result:

id: b09bhaokchn9********
folder_id: aoek49ghmknn********
created_at: "2023-08-16T19:01:37.475Z"
name: python-function
log_group_id: eolm8aoq9vcp********
http_invoke_url: https://functions.yandexcloud.net/b09bhaokchn9********
status: ACTIVE

You can create a function using the create.

You can create a function using the Yandex Cloud Toolkit plugin for the IDE family on the JetBrains IntelliJ platform.

Create the first version of the function

To create a function version, you can use one of the code upload formats. A ZIP archive will be used for the example.

Warning

Files larger than 3.5 MB should be uploaded via Object Storage. For more information about limits, see Quotas and limits in Cloud Functions.

Prepare a ZIP archive with the function code

  1. Save the following code to a file named hello.py:

    def handler(event, context):
    name = event['queryStringParameters']['name']

    return {
        'statusCode': 200,
        'headers': {
            'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
        },
        'isBase64Encoded': False,
        'body': 'Hello, {}!'.format(name)
    }

  2. Add the hello.py file into the hello-py.zip archive.

Create a function version

  1. In the management console, select the folder containing the function.
  2. Select Cloud Functions.
  3. Select the python-function function.
  4. Under Last version, click Сreate in editor.
  5. Select the python311 runtime environment and click Continue.
  6. Set the version parameters:
    • Method: ZIP archive
    • File: Attach hello-py.zip
    • Entry point: hello.handler
    • Timeout, sec: 3
    • Memory: 128 MB
    • Service account: Not selected
  7. Click Save changes.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

To create a function version, run the command:

yc serverless function version create \
  --function-name=python-function \
  --runtime python311 \
  --entrypoint hello.handler \
  --memory 128m \
  --execution-timeout 3s \
  --source-path ./hello-py.zip

Where:

  • --function-name: Name of the function whose version you want to create.
  • --runtime: Runtime environment.
  • --entrypoint: Entry point in the following format: <function_file_name>.<handler_name>.
  • --memory: Amount of RAM.
  • --execution-timeout: Maximum function running time before the timeout is reached.
  • --source-path: ZIP archive with the function code and required dependencies.

Result:

done (1s)
id: d4evvn8obisa********
function_id: d4elpv8pft63********
created_at: "2023-08-16T19:09:19.531Z"
runtime: python311
entrypoint: hello.handler
resources:
    memory: "134217728"
execution_timeout: 3s
image_size: "4096"
status: ACTIVE
tags:
- $latest
log_group_id: ckg3qh8h363p********

You can create a function version using the createVersion API method.

You can create a function version using the Yandex Cloud Toolkit plugin for the IDE family on the JetBrains IntelliJ platform.

Invoke the function

Note

To allow any user to invoke your function, make it public. For more information about access rights, see Access management in Cloud Functions.

  1. In the management console, select the folder containing your function.
  2. Select Cloud Functions.
  3. Select a function.
  4. Go to the Testing tab.
  5. In the Version tag field, specify $latest to invoke the latest function version.
  6. In the Payload template field, select No template.
  7. In the Payload field, enter: 
    {"queryStringParameters": {"name": "Username"}}
  8. Click Run test.
  9. You will see the testing status under Test result in the Function status field. Important: Maximum function execution time before timeout (including original initialization at first call) is 10 minutes.
  10. You will see the function execution result in the Function output field: 
    {
  "statusCode": 200,
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "text/plain"
  },
  "isBase64Encoded": false,
  "body": "Hello, Username!"
}

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

To invoke a function, run the command:

yc serverless function invoke <function_ID> -d '{"queryStringParameters": {"name": "Username"}}'

Result:

{"statusCode":200,"headers":{"Content-Type":"text/plain"},"isBase64Encoded":false,"body":"Hello, Username!"}

The function version with the $latest tag is invoked by default.

You can view the function invocation link on the Overview tab, in the Link to invoke field.

For security reasons, you can only invoke a function via HTTPS. Invoke it as a regular HTTP request by inserting the function invocation link in the browser address bar and adding the name parameter to the URL:

https://functions.yandexcloud.net/<function_ID>?name=Username

The following response will appear on the page:

Hello, Username!

You can invoke a function using the Yandex Cloud Toolkit plugin for the IDE family on the JetBrains IntelliJ platform.

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