List images in a project

This sample demonstrates how to list all the images available in a given project.

Code sample

Python

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from __future__ import annotations

from collections.abc import Iterable

from google.cloud import compute_v1


def list_images(project_id: str) -> Iterable[compute_v1.Image]:
    """
    Retrieve a list of images available in given project.

    Args:
        project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to list images from.

    Returns:
        An iterable collection of compute_v1.Image objects.
    """
    image_client = compute_v1.ImagesClient()
    return image_client.list(project=project_id)

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