def get_location_id(self, location):
        """Finds the location ID of a given datacenter

        This is mostly used so either a dc name, or regions keyname can be used when ordering
        :param str location: Region Keyname (DALLAS13) or datacenter name (dal13)
        :returns: integer id of the datacenter
        """

        if isinstance(location, int):
            return location
        mask = "mask[id,name,regions[keyname]]"
        if match(r'[a-zA-Z]{3}[0-9]{2}', location) is not None:
            search = {'name': {'operation': location}}
        else:
            search = {'regions': {'keyname': {'operation': location}}}
        datacenter = self.client.call('SoftLayer_Location', 'getDatacenters', mask=mask, filter=search)
        if len(datacenter) != 1:
            raise exceptions.SoftLayerError("Unable to find location: %s" % location)
        return datacenter[0]['id']
def get_location_id ( self , location ) : if isinstance ( location , int ) : return location mask = "mask[id,name,regions[keyname]]" if match ( r'[a-zA-Z]{3}[0-9]{2}' , location ) is not None : search = { 'name' : { 'operation' : location } } else : search = { 'regions' : { 'keyname' : { 'operation' : location } } } datacenter = self . client . call ( 'SoftLayer_Location' , 'getDatacenters' , mask = mask , filter = search ) if len ( datacenter ) != 1 : raise exceptions . SoftLayerError ( "Unable to find location: %s" % location ) return datacenter [ 0 ] [ 'id' ]
Finds the location ID of a given datacenter

        This is mostly used so either a dc name, or regions keyname can be used when ordering
        :param str location: Region Keyname (DALLAS13) or datacenter name (dal13)
        :returns: integer id of the datacenter