# Python Bindings - v2

The python-designateclient package comes with python bindings the Designate API: v2. This can be used to interact with the Designate API from any python program.

## Introduction - Bindings v2

To view examples of usage please checkout the doc/examples folder, basic usage is:

    #!/usr/bin/env python
    from designateclient.v2 import client
    from designateclient import shell

    from keystoneauth1.identity import generic
    from keystoneauth1 import session as keystone_session

    auth = generic.Password(
     auth_url=shell.env('OS_AUTH_URL'),
     username=shell.env('OS_USERNAME'),
     password=shell.env('OS_PASSWORD'),
     project_name=shell.env('OS_PROJECT_NAME'),
     project_domain_id='default',
     user_domain_id='default')

    session = keystone_session.Session(auth=auth)

    client = client.Client(session=session)

    zone = client.zones.create('i.io.', email='i@i.io')

    rs = client.recordsets.create(zone['id'], 'www', 'A', ['10.0.0.1'])

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