code: def _create_scaling_policies(conn, as_name, scaling_policies):
      'helper function to create scaling policies'
      if scaling_policies:
          for policy in scaling_policies:
              policy = autoscale.policy.ScalingPolicy(
                  name=policy["name"],
                  as_name=as_name,
                  adjustment_type=policy["adjustment_type"],
                  scaling_adjustment=policy["scaling_adjustment"],
                  min_adjustment_step=policy.get("min_adjustment_step", None),
                  cooldown=policy["cooldown"])
              conn.create_scaling_policy(policyf _create_scaling_policies(conn, as_name, scaling_policies):
      'helper function to create scaling policies'
      if scaling_policies:
          for policy in scaling_policies:
              policy = autoscale.policy.ScalingPolicy(
                  name=policy["name"],
                  as_name=as_name,
                  adjustment_type=policy["adjustment_type"],
                  scaling_adjustment=policy["scaling_adjustment"],
                  min_adjustment_step=policy.get("min_adjustment_step", None),
                  cooldown=policy["cooldown"])
              conn.create_scaling_policy(policy)
docs: helper function to create scaling policies