text: import sys, os
  import cfn_generator, crud_cfn_stack # pyright: reportMissingImports=false
  
  cfn_generator.dump_yaml('cfn.yaml')
  
  region = 'us-east-2'
  stack_name = 'lab-4-1-1'
  
  # pulled the below from my launch file for transparency (and so i don't need to copy an already cluttered workspace)
  state = 'down'
  # state = sys.argv[1]
  os.environ['AWS_PROFILE'] = 'stelligent_labs_temp'
  
  try:
      if state == 'up' or state == 'down':
          # name, template, parameters file, region, state
          crud_cfn_stack.deploy(stack_name, './cfn.yaml', './cidr_params.json', region, state)
      else:
          print('enter (up|down) as $1')
          sys.exit(1)
  except:
      print('enter (up|down) as $1')
      sys.exit(1)