{"categories":[{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"OSSFS provides a Python interface to Alibaba Cloud's Object Storage Service (OSS) through the fsspec standard API, enabling file-like operations on OSS objects with both synchronous and asynchronous backends.","skillfed_tags":["cloud-storage","alibaba-oss","async-io"],"use_cases":["Access OSS objects in data pipelines and machine learning workflows using standard fsspec APIs.","Migrate data between local storage and OSS without changing application code.","Perform concurrent bulk uploads or downloads of many small files using the async variant.","Integrate OSS storage with DVC or other fsspec-aware tools for reproducible data workflows."],"what_it_does":"OSSFS is a Python adapter that exposes Alibaba Cloud's Object Storage Service (OSS) through the fsspec filesystem abstraction layer. It lets you read, write, and list objects in OSS buckets using the same standard API you would use for local files or other cloud storage backends, making it easy to swap storage backends in data pipelines and applications.\n\nThe package offers two modes: a synchronous variant using the official oss2 library, and an asynchronous variant using aiooss2 for concurrent bulk operations. According to the documentation, the async version can be significantly faster for workloads involving many small files\u2014the example shows a 10x speedup for uploading 1200 small files. Both modes integrate seamlessly with fsspec, so you can use them with tools and libraries that already support fsspec.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you work with Alibaba Cloud OSS and want a standard fsspec interface. The package is stable (Beta status), supports current Python versions (3.8\u20133.13), has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. The 464-day release gap suggests slower maintenance, so verify that aiooss2 support meets your needs before committing to the async variant."},"id":"ossfs","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ossfs","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ossfs.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ossfs/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-05-07","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ossfs","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"fsspec filesystem for OSS"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":117164,"position":12175,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2025.5.0"}