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diff --git a/examples/boto3/topic_attributes.py b/examples/boto3/topic_attributes.py
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+import sys
+import urllib
+import hmac
+import hashlib
+import base64
+import xmltodict
+import http.client
+from urllib import parse as urlparse
+from time import gmtime, strftime
+
+if len(sys.argv) == 2:
+    # topic arn as first argument
+    topic_arn = sys.argv[1]
+else:
+    print ('Usage: ' + sys.argv[0] + ' <topic arn> [region name]')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# endpoint and keys from vstart
+endpoint = '127.0.0.1:8000'
+access_key='0555b35654ad1656d804'
+secret_key='h7GhxuBLTrlhVUyxSPUKUV8r/2EI4ngqJxD7iBdBYLhwluN30JaT3Q=='
+
+
+parameters = {'Action': 'GetTopic', 'TopicArn': topic_arn}
+body = urlparse.urlencode(parameters)
+string_date = strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S +0000", gmtime())
+content_type = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8'
+resource = '/'
+method = 'POST'
+string_to_sign = method + '\n\n' + content_type + '\n' + string_date + '\n' + resource 
+signature = base64.b64encode(hmac.new(secret_key.encode('utf-8'), string_to_sign.encode('utf-8'), hashlib.sha1).digest()).decode('ascii')
+headers = {'Authorization': 'AWS '+access_key+':'+signature,
+                   'Date': string_date,
+                   'Host': endpoint,
+                   'Content-Type': content_type}
+http_conn = http.client.HTTPConnection(endpoint)
+http_conn.request(method, resource, body, headers)
+response = http_conn.getresponse()
+data = response.read()
+status = response.status
+http_conn.close()
+dict_response = xmltodict.parse(data)
+
+# getting attributes of a specific topic is an extension to AWS sns
+
+print(dict_response, status)