def _param_from_config(key, data):
    '''
    Return EC2 API parameters based on the given config data.

    Examples:
    1. List of dictionaries
    >>> data = [
    ...     {'DeviceIndex': 0, 'SubnetId': 'subid0',
    ...      'AssociatePublicIpAddress': True},
    ...     {'DeviceIndex': 1,
    ...      'SubnetId': 'subid1',
    ...      'PrivateIpAddress': '192.168.1.128'}
    ... ]
    >>> _param_from_config('NetworkInterface', data)
    ... {'NetworkInterface.0.SubnetId': 'subid0',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.0.DeviceIndex': 0,
    ...  'NetworkInterface.1.SubnetId': 'subid1',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.1.PrivateIpAddress': '192.168.1.128',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.0.AssociatePublicIpAddress': 'true',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.1.DeviceIndex': 1}

    2. List of nested dictionaries
    >>> data = [
    ...     {'DeviceName': '/dev/sdf',
    ...      'Ebs': {
    ...      'SnapshotId': 'dummy0',
    ...      'VolumeSize': 200,
    ...      'VolumeType': 'standard'}},
    ...     {'DeviceName': '/dev/sdg',
    ...      'Ebs': {
    ...          'SnapshotId': 'dummy1',
    ...          'VolumeSize': 100,
    ...          'VolumeType': 'standard'}}
    ... ]
    >>> _param_from_config('BlockDeviceMapping', data)
    ... {'BlockDeviceMapping.0.Ebs.VolumeType': 'standard',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.Ebs.SnapshotId': 'dummy1',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.0.Ebs.VolumeSize': 200,
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.0.Ebs.SnapshotId': 'dummy0',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.Ebs.VolumeType': 'standard',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.DeviceName': '/dev/sdg',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.Ebs.VolumeSize': 100,
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.0.DeviceName': '/dev/sdf'}

    3. Dictionary of dictionaries
    >>> data = { 'Arn': 'dummyarn', 'Name': 'Tester' }
    >>> _param_from_config('IamInstanceProfile', data)
    {'IamInstanceProfile.Arn': 'dummyarn', 'IamInstanceProfile.Name': 'Tester'}

    '''

    param = {}

    if isinstance(data, dict):
        for k, v in six.iteritems(data):
            param.update(_param_from_config('{0}.{1}'.format(key, k), v))

    elif isinstance(data, list) or isinstance(data, tuple):
        for idx, conf_item in enumerate(data):
            prefix = '{0}.{1}'.format(key, idx)
            param.update(_param_from_config(prefix, conf_item))

    else:
        if isinstance(data, bool):
            # convert boolean True/False to 'true'/'false'
            param.update({key: six.text_type(data).lower()})
        else:
            param.update({key: data})

    return param
Return EC2 API parameters based on the given config data.

    Examples:
    1. List of dictionaries
    >>> data = [
    ...     {'DeviceIndex': 0, 'SubnetId': 'subid0',
    ...      'AssociatePublicIpAddress': True},
    ...     {'DeviceIndex': 1,
    ...      'SubnetId': 'subid1',
    ...      'PrivateIpAddress': '192.168.1.128'}
    ... ]
    >>> _param_from_config('NetworkInterface', data)
    ... {'NetworkInterface.0.SubnetId': 'subid0',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.0.DeviceIndex': 0,
    ...  'NetworkInterface.1.SubnetId': 'subid1',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.1.PrivateIpAddress': '192.168.1.128',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.0.AssociatePublicIpAddress': 'true',
    ...  'NetworkInterface.1.DeviceIndex': 1}

    2. List of nested dictionaries
    >>> data = [
    ...     {'DeviceName': '/dev/sdf',
    ...      'Ebs': {
    ...      'SnapshotId': 'dummy0',
    ...      'VolumeSize': 200,
    ...      'VolumeType': 'standard'}},
    ...     {'DeviceName': '/dev/sdg',
    ...      'Ebs': {
    ...          'SnapshotId': 'dummy1',
    ...          'VolumeSize': 100,
    ...          'VolumeType': 'standard'}}
    ... ]
    >>> _param_from_config('BlockDeviceMapping', data)
    ... {'BlockDeviceMapping.0.Ebs.VolumeType': 'standard',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.Ebs.SnapshotId': 'dummy1',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.0.Ebs.VolumeSize': 200,
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.0.Ebs.SnapshotId': 'dummy0',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.Ebs.VolumeType': 'standard',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.DeviceName': '/dev/sdg',
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.1.Ebs.VolumeSize': 100,
    ...  'BlockDeviceMapping.0.DeviceName': '/dev/sdf'}

    3. Dictionary of dictionaries
    >>> data = { 'Arn': 'dummyarn', 'Name': 'Tester' }
    >>> _param_from_config('IamInstanceProfile', data)
    {'IamInstanceProfile.Arn': 'dummyarn', 'IamInstanceProfile.Name': 'Tester'}