{"categories":[{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python bindings and command-line interface to the OpenStack Cinder block storage API, implementing 100% of the API surface for volume management, backups, snapshots, and related operations.","skillfed_tags":["openstack","block-storage","cloud-infrastructure"],"use_cases":["Automate volume creation, deletion, and management in OpenStack environments from Python code","Build command-line workflows for storage administrators to manage backups and snapshots","Integrate block storage operations into infrastructure-as-code or cloud orchestration tools","Query volume metadata, availability zones, and backend capabilities for reporting","Manage volume encryption types and QoS policies across OpenStack deployments"],"what_it_does":"python-cinderclient is the official Python client library for OpenStack Cinder, the block storage service. It provides both a programmatic API (the cinderclient module) and a command-line tool (cinder command) for managing volumes, backups, snapshots, consistency groups, and related storage operations on OpenStack clouds. The library handles authentication via keystoneauth1 and integrates with Keystone for multi-region support and service discovery.\n\nDevelopers use it to automate storage provisioning, backup management, and volume lifecycle operations in OpenStack environments. The package supports Python 3.10 through 3.13 and depends on standard OpenStack libraries (oslo.i18n, oslo.utils) plus requests for HTTP communication. It's maintained as part of the official OpenStack project and covers the full Cinder API surface.","worth_installing":"Yes. This is the official OpenStack Cinder client with active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need to manage OpenStack block storage from Python or the command line. The only prerequisite is Python 3.10+ and valid OpenStack credentials."},"id":"python-cinderclient","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-cinderclient","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-cinderclient.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/python-cinderclient/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-02","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"python-cinderclient","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"OpenStack Block Storage API Client Library"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":533578,"position":6141,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"9.9.0"}