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from boto.sdb.regioninfo import SDBRegionInfo
from boto.regioninfo import get_regions
from boto.regioninfo import connect


def regions():
    """
    Get all available regions for the SDB service.

    :rtype: list
    :return: A list of :class:`boto.sdb.regioninfo.RegionInfo` instances
    """
    return get_regions(
        'sdb',
        region_cls=SDBRegionInfo
    )


def connect_to_region(region_name, **kw_params):
    """
    Given a valid region name, return a
    :class:`boto.sdb.connection.SDBConnection`.

    :type: str
    :param region_name: The name of the region to connect to.

    :rtype: :class:`boto.sdb.connection.SDBConnection` or ``None``
    :return: A connection to the given region, or None if an invalid region
             name is given
    """
    return connect('sdb', region_name, region_cls=SDBRegionInfo, **kw_params)