Cloud-init, Exception Handling

create.py

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from hcloud import Client
-from hcloud import APIException
+from hcloud import Client, APIException
 from hcloud.server_types.domain import ServerType
 from hcloud.images.domain import Image
 import argparse
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("serverName")
 parser.add_argument("serverType")
 parser.add_argument("serverImage")
+parser.add_argument('-ci', '--cloudInit', dest='ciFile', metavar='cloud-init filepath')
+
 parser.add_argument("apiKey")
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -18,12 +19,15 @@ serverName = args.serverName
 serverType = args.serverType
 serverImage = args.serverImage
 apiKey = args.apiKey
+ciFile = args.ciFile
 
 try:
-    with open('/Users/Philipp/Documents/Server/cloud-init/default.yaml', 'r') as file:
-        cloud_init = file.read()
+    if ciFile:
+        with open(ciFile, 'r') as file:
+            cloud_init = file.read()
+    else: 
+        cloud_init=''
 
-    # Please paste your API token here between the quotes
     client = Client(token=apiKey)
     response = client.servers.create(name=serverName, server_type=ServerType(
         name=serverType), image=Image(name=serverImage), user_data=cloud_init)