def post_event(self, name, description=None, severity=None, event_filter=None, tags=None):
options = {<EOL>'<STR_LIT:name>': name,<EOL>'<STR_LIT:description>': description,<EOL>'<STR_LIT>': severity,<EOL>'<STR_LIT>': event_filter,<EOL>'<STR_LIT>': tags<EOL>}<EOL>edata = {<EOL>'<STR_LIT>': {k: v for k, v in options.items() if v is not None}<EOL>}<EOL>res = requests.post(self.url + '<STR_LIT>', headers=self.hdrs, data=json.dumps(edata), verify=self.ssl_verify)<EOL>return self._request_result(res)<EOL>
**Description**
            Send an event to Sysdig Monitor. The events you post are available in the Events tab in the Sysdig Monitor UI and can be overlied to charts.

        **Arguments**
            - **name**: the name of the new event.
            - **description**: a longer description offering detailed information about the event.
            - **severity**: syslog style from 0 (high) to 7 (low).
            - **event_filter**: metadata, in Sysdig Monitor format, of nodes to associate with the event, e.g. ``host.hostName = 'ip-10-1-1-1' and container.name = 'foo'``.
            - **tags**: a list of key-value dictionaries that can be used to tag the event. Can be used for filtering/segmenting purposes in Sysdig Monitor.

        **Success Return Value**
            A dictionary describing the new event.

        **Examples**
            - `examples/post_event_simple.py <https://github.com/draios/python-sdc-client/blob/master/examples/post_event_simple.py>`_
            - `examples/post_event.py <https://github.com/draios/python-sdc-client/blob/master/examples/post_event.py>`_