parameters: (self, metric_name, namespace, period=None,
                                     statistic=None, dimensions=None, unit=None)
return_statement: return self.get_list('DescribeAlarmsForMetric', params,
                               [('member', MetricAlarm)])
docstring: Retrieves all alarms for a single metric. Specify a statistic, period,
          or unit to filter the set of alarms further.
  
          :type metric_name: string
          :param metric_name: The name of the metric
  
          :type namespace: string
          :param namespace: The namespace of the metric.
  
          :type period: int
          :param period: The period in seconds over which the statistic
              is applied.
  
          :type statistic: string
          :param statistic: The statistic for the metric.
  
          :param dimension_filters: A dictionary containing name/value
              pairs that will be used to filter the results.  The key in
              the dictionary is the name of a Dimension.  The value in
              the dictionary is either a scalar value of that Dimension
              name that you want to filter on, a list of values to
              filter on or None if you want all metrics with that
              Dimension name.
  
          :type unit: string
  
          :rtype list
docstring_summary: Retrieves all alarms for a single metric. Specify a statistic, period,
          or unit to filter the set of alarms further.
docstring_tokens: Retrieves all alarms for a single metric . Specify a statistic period or unit to filter the set of alarms further .
function: def describe_alarms_for_metric(self, metric_name, namespace, period=None,
                                     statistic=None, dimensions=None, unit=None):
          """
          Retrieves all alarms for a single metric. Specify a statistic, period,
          or unit to filter the set of alarms further.
  
          :type metric_name: string
          :param metric_name: The name of the metric
  
          :type namespace: string
          :param namespace: The namespace of the metric.
  
          :type period: int
          :param period: The period in seconds over which the statistic
              is applied.
  
          :type statistic: string
          :param statistic: The statistic for the metric.
  
          :param dimension_filters: A dictionary containing name/value
              pairs that will be used to filter the results.  The key in
              the dictionary is the name of a Dimension.  The value in
              the dictionary is either a scalar value of that Dimension
              name that you want to filter on, a list of values to
              filter on or None if you want all metrics with that
              Dimension name.
  
          :type unit: string
  
          :rtype list
          """
          params = {'MetricName': metric_name,
                    'Namespace': namespace}
          if period:
              params['Period'] = period
          if statistic:
              params['Statistic'] = statistic
          if dimensions:
              self.build_dimension_param(dimensions, params)
          if unit:
              params['Unit'] = unit
          return self.get_list('DescribeAlarmsForMetric', params,
                               [('member', MetricAlarm)])
function_tokens: def describe_alarms_for_metric ( self , metric_name , namespace , period = None , statistic = None , dimensions = None , unit = None ) : params = { 'MetricName' : metric_name , 'Namespace' : namespace } if period : params [ 'Period' ] = period if statistic : params [ 'Statistic' ] = statistic if dimensions : self . build_dimension_param ( dimensions , params ) if unit : params [ 'Unit' ] = unit return self . get_list ( 'DescribeAlarmsForMetric' , params , [ ( 'member' , MetricAlarm ) ] )