{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/9"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Wrapper for AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store that retrieves configuration values and secrets as Python dictionaries, supporting single parameters, multiple parameters, or path-based queries.","skillfed_tags":["aws-integration","configuration-management","secrets-retrieval"],"use_cases":["Fetch Django configuration secrets from AWS Parameter Store and populate environment variables for django-environ.","Retrieve database credentials and connection strings organized by path hierarchy (e.g., /prod/db/) for application startup.","Load all parameters under a path prefix (e.g., /dev/) to populate a config dictionary at runtime.","Decrypt SecureString parameters from Parameter Store in a Python application running on EC2 or Lambda.","Centralize environment-specific configuration (dev, staging, prod) in Parameter Store and fetch it by path."],"what_it_does":"This package wraps boto3 to simplify fetching parameters from AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. Instead of writing boto3 client code directly, you instantiate EC2ParameterStore and call methods like get_parameter(), get_parameters(), or get_parameters_by_path() to retrieve values as dictionaries. It handles credential lookup via boto3's standard mechanisms and supports optional decryption of SecureString parameters.\n\nThe package is designed for applications that store configuration and secrets in AWS Parameter Store and need a lightweight Python interface. It can populate environment variables for integration with libraries like django-environ, making it useful for Django deployments or any app that reads config from os.environ. However, the package has been abandoned since late 2019 with no updates since, so it carries maintenance risk if boto3 or AWS APIs change significantly.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a lightweight wrapper for Parameter Store and can tolerate abandoned status. The package has low install friction and no known vulnerabilities, but expect no maintenance or updates. If you require active support or are starting a new project, consider using boto3 directly or evaluating actively maintained alternatives. For existing codebases already using it, the risk is low as long as boto3 remains compatible."},"id":"ssm-parameter-store","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ssm-parameter-store","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ssm-parameter-store.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ssm-parameter-store/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2019-11-06","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ssm-parameter-store","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Simple Python wrapper for getting values from AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":145106,"position":11135,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"19.11.0"}