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nvm. Just read <https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/concepts/config/> and realized how this config thing works. You need to create a separate `pulumi.Config()` for `aws:region`

You can use `pulumi_aws` also:

```# Set Region
aws_region = str(pulumi_aws.get_region().name)```

I don't believe you can use `pulumi_aws.get_region()` as an input to another resource. But now I see that there's also `.get_region_output` as well, which may work for what I need the region string for. I'm afk right now, but will definitely try this when i get back

I can confirm it works, I’m using the line above in my project

thank you! I appreciate it. I just tried it myself, and am able to as well, with just `pulumi_aws.get_region().name`. The crucial bit that was missing for me was the `.name` :man-facepalming:

It looks from <https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/aws/api-docs/getregion/> that `.name` is already a `str`; you shouldnt need to `str(...)` it