{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides standalone SigV4 request signing for AWS HTTP requests, compatible with libraries like Requests, urllib3, AIOHTTP, and Curl.","skillfed_tags":["aws-authentication","http-signing","pre-alpha"],"use_cases":["Sign requests to AWS services when using a non-SDK HTTP client or custom request pipeline.","Integrate AWS authentication into tools like Postman or Curl without pulling in a full SDK.","Build async applications that need to sign requests to AWS without blocking I/O.","Create custom AWS API clients that need fine-grained control over request signing and headers.","Test or debug AWS API calls by manually constructing and signing requests."],"what_it_does":"AWS SDK Signers for Python is a standalone library that handles SigV4 request signing\u2014the AWS authentication mechanism for HTTP requests. Rather than embedding signing logic in a full SDK, it provides two high-level signers (SigV4Signer for synchronous code and AsyncSigV4Signer for async) that work with any HTTP library: Requests, urllib3, AIOHTTP, Curl, or Postman. You supply a request object, AWS credentials, and signing properties (service name, region, optional date and flags for payload signing and URI encoding), and the signer applies the cryptographic signature and required headers.\n\nThe package is currently in Pre-Alpha, meaning the API and behavior may change between minor versions as the maintainers collect feedback. It has no external runtime dependencies, making it lightweight to add to existing projects. It requires Python 3.12 or later and is actively maintained, with the last commit on 2026-08-13.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need standalone SigV4 signing and can tolerate Pre-Alpha stability. The low install friction, active maintenance, permissive license, and zero runtime dependencies make it a practical choice for projects that want signing without a full SDK dependency. Pin to a minor version and review changelogs before upgrading."},"id":"aws-sdk-signers","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/aws-sdk-signers","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/aws-sdk-signers.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/aws-sdk-signers/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-05","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"aws-sdk-signers","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Standalone HTTP Request Signers for Amazon Web Services"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":399957,"position":6943,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.0"}