:doc:`EC2 <../../ec2>` / Resource / PlacementGroup

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PlacementGroup
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.. note::

  Before using anything on this page, please refer to the resources :doc:`user guide <../../../../guide/resources>` for the most recent guidance on using resources.



.. py:class:: EC2.PlacementGroup(name)

  A resource representing an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) PlacementGroup::

    
    import boto3
    
    ec2 = boto3.resource('ec2')
    placement_group = ec2.PlacementGroup('name')

  :type name: string
  :param name: The PlacementGroup's name identifier. This **must** be set.
  




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Identifiers
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Identifiers are properties of a resource that are set upon instantiation of the resource.
For more information about identifiers refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<identifiers_attributes_intro>`.

These are the resource's available identifiers:

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  :maxdepth: 1
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  name



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Attributes
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Attributes provide access to the properties of a resource. Attributes are lazy-loaded the first time one is accessed via the :py:meth:`load` method.
For more information about attributes refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<identifiers_attributes_intro>`.

These are the resource's available attributes:

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  :maxdepth: 1
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  group_arn
  group_id
  group_name
  linked_group_id
  partition_count
  spread_level
  state
  strategy
  tags



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Actions
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Actions call operations on resources.  They may automatically handle the passing in of arguments set from identifiers and some attributes.
For more information about actions refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<actions_intro>`.

These are the resource's available actions:

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  delete
  get_available_subresources
  load
  reload



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Collections
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Collections provide an interface to iterate over and manipulate groups of resources. 
For more information about collections refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<guide_collections>`.

These are the resource's available collections:

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  instances
