Function create_queue

python/example_code/sqs/queue_wrapper.py:24–44

Creates an Amazon SQS queue. :param name: The name of the queue. This is part of the URL assigned to the queue. :param attributes: The attributes of the queue, such as maximum message size or whether it's a FIFO queue. :return: A Queue object that contains me

(name, attributes=None)

# snippet-start:[python.example_code.sqs.CreateQueue]
def create_queue(name, attributes=None):
    """
    Creates an Amazon SQS queue.

    :param name: The name of the queue. This is part of the URL assigned to the queue.
    :param attributes: The attributes of the queue, such as maximum message size or
                       whether it's a FIFO queue.
    :return: A Queue object that contains metadata about the queue and that can be used
             to perform queue operations like sending and receiving messages.
    """
    if not attributes:
        attributes = {}

    try:
        queue = sqs.create_queue(QueueName=name, Attributes=attributes)
        logger.info("Created queue '%s' with URL=%s", name, queue.url)
    except ClientError as error:
        logger.exception("Couldn't create queue named '%s'.", name)
        raise error
    else:
        return queue


# snippet-end:[python.example_code.sqs.CreateQueue]