Using Troposphere to create a Python script for our template

We will first install the troposphere library. Again, we are demonstrating all of the outputs from a CentOS 7.x-based Linux distribution, but the process applies equally to all of the supported platforms mentioned. The following is the command to install the troposphere library:

$ pip install troposphere  
One known issue with the Troposphere is the upgraded version of setuptools. If you come across the following issue, then the solution is to upgrade setuptools using the pip install -U setuptools command.

Once you have run the preceding command, you may encounter the following error:

....setuptools_scm.version.SetuptoolsOutdatedWarning: your setuptools is too old (<12) ----------------------------------- ...

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