{"categories":[{"label":"Internet","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"openstacksdk is a client library for interacting with OpenStack clouds, providing a layered API from high-level cloud operations down to raw HTTP requests for managing compute, storage, networking, and other OpenStack services.","skillfed_tags":["openstack","cloud-infrastructure","api-client"],"use_cases":["Automate server provisioning and lifecycle management across OpenStack clouds from a single codebase.","Build infrastructure-as-code tools that work with any OpenStack deployment without provider-specific logic.","Manage images, flavors, networks, and block storage volumes programmatically.","Integrate OpenStack cloud operations into CI/CD pipelines or orchestration frameworks.","Query and monitor cloud resources across multiple OpenStack regions or projects."],"what_it_does":"openstacksdk is a Python client library designed to simplify interactions with OpenStack clouds. It provides a multi-layered architecture: a high-level cloud abstraction layer for common operations, a service-specific proxy layer for detailed control, a resource layer for CRUD operations, and a raw HTTP layer for unsupported APIs. The library handles authentication via clouds.yaml files or environment variables and aims to work consistently across different OpenStack deployments regardless of their configuration.\n\nDevelopers use openstacksdk to automate cloud infrastructure tasks\u2014launching servers, managing images, provisioning storage, and orchestrating networking resources. The abstraction layers let you choose your level of control: write portable applications against the cloud layer, or drop down to service-specific proxies for fine-grained operations. It depends on keystoneauth1 for authentication, cryptography for secure operations, and several utility libraries for configuration and caching.","worth_installing":"Yes. openstacksdk is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. Install it if you need to interact with OpenStack clouds from Python. The layered API design means you can start with simple cloud operations and drop down to service-specific or raw HTTP calls when needed. The only gotcha is the Python 3.11 or later requirement and the need for proper cloud configuration."},"id":"openstacksdk","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/openstacksdk","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/openstacksdk.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/openstacksdk/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-03","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"openstacksdk","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"An SDK for building applications to work with OpenStack"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1542262,"position":3784,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.18.0"}