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update_group

update_group(**kwargs)

Updates the description for an existing group. You cannot update the name of a resource group.

Minimum permissions

To run this command, you must have the following permissions:

  • resource-groups:UpdateGroup

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.update_group(
    GroupName='string',
    Group='string',
    Description='string'
)
Parameters
  • GroupName (string) -- Don't use this parameter. Use Group instead.
  • Group (string) -- The name or the ARN of the resource group to modify.
  • Description (string) -- The new description that you want to update the resource group with. Descriptions can contain letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores, periods, and spaces.
Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Group': {
        'GroupArn': 'string',
        'Name': 'string',
        'Description': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • Group (dict) --

      The update description of the resource group.

      • GroupArn (string) --

        The ARN of the resource group.

      • Name (string) --

        The name of the resource group.

      • Description (string) --

        The description of the resource group.

Exceptions

  • ResourceGroups.Client.exceptions.BadRequestException
  • ResourceGroups.Client.exceptions.ForbiddenException
  • ResourceGroups.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException
  • ResourceGroups.Client.exceptions.MethodNotAllowedException
  • ResourceGroups.Client.exceptions.TooManyRequestsException
  • ResourceGroups.Client.exceptions.InternalServerErrorException