| .. _guide_session: | |
| Session | |
| ======= | |
| A session manages state about a particular configuration. By default a | |
| session is created for you when needed. However it is possible and | |
| recommended to maintain your own session(s) in some scenarios. Sessions | |
| typically store: | |
| * Credentials | |
| * Region | |
| * Other configurations | |
| Default Session | |
| --------------- | |
| The ``boto3`` module acts as a proxy to the default session, which is | |
| created automatically when needed. Example default session use:: | |
| # Using the default session | |
| sqs = boto3.client('sqs') | |
| s3 = boto3.resource('s3') | |
| Custom Session | |
| -------------- | |
| It is also possible to manage your own session and create clients or | |
| resources from it:: | |
| # Creating your own session | |
| session = boto3.session.Session() | |
| sqs = session.client('sqs') | |
| s3 = session.resource('s3') | |