import logging
import boto3
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
def create_bucket(bucket_name, region=None):
"""Create an S3 bucket in a specified region
If a region is not specified, the bucket is created in the S3 default
region (us-east-1).
:param bucket_name: Bucket to create
:param region: String region to create bucket in, e.g., 'us-west-2'
:return: True if bucket created, else False
"""
# Create bucket
try:
if region is None:
s3_client = boto3.client('s3')
s3_client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
else:
s3_client = boto3.client('s3', region_name=region)
location = {'LocationConstraint': region}
s3_client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name,
CreateBucketConfiguration=location)
except ClientError as e:
logging.error(e)
return False
return True