alibabacloud-gateway-oss
Alibaba Cloud OSS SDK Library for Python
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building on Alibaba Cloud and need OSS integration. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, uses a permissive license, and is part of a cohesive Alibaba Cloud SDK ecosystem. It is not suitable for non-Alibaba Cloud use cases or if you need a cloud-agnostic storage abstraction.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.6 or later; credentials and Alibaba Cloud account configuration needed for actual OSS operations.
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution.
- Active maintenance with a release on 2026-08-14 and last commit the same day.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and state significant changes.
last release 2026-08-14 (0 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 10 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 440,765 downloads/mo, #6,646 on PyPI
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pip install alibabacloud-gateway-oss
from alibabacloud_gateway_oss import Client
# Instantiate and configure the OSS gateway client with credentials
client = Client()- Specific OSS operations supported (read, write, delete, list, etc.) and their scope.
- Whether this is a low-level gateway or a high-level convenience wrapper.
- Integration patterns with Alibaba Cloud credential providers and authentication flows.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior.
What it is and what it does
This package is a gateway implementation for Alibaba Cloud's OSS service, part of the broader Alibaba Cloud SDK ecosystem. It acts as a bridge between Python applications and Alibaba Cloud's object storage infrastructure, providing a standardized interface for OSS operations through the OpenAPI client pattern.
The package depends on a suite of Alibaba Cloud utility libraries (credentials, encoding, signature, XML handling, and others) to handle authentication, request formatting, and response parsing. It is actively maintained, supports Python 3.6 through 3.9, and is distributed as a pure Python wheel with low installation friction.
Use it for
- Upload, download, and manage objects in Alibaba Cloud OSS buckets from Python applications.
- Integrate OSS storage operations into microservices or serverless functions running on Alibaba Cloud.
- Build data pipelines that read from or write to OSS as part of ETL workflows.
- Provide a standardized gateway layer for multi-cloud or hybrid cloud architectures using Alibaba Cloud storage.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building on Alibaba Cloud and need OSS integration.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, uses a permissive license, and is part of a cohesive Alibaba Cloud SDK ecosystem. It is not suitable for non-Alibaba Cloud use cases or if you need a cloud-agnostic storage abstraction.
Install
alibabacloud-gateway-oss on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a release on 2026-08-14 and last commit the same day. Depends on 13 Alibaba Cloud utility packages, all part of the same ecosystem.
Requires Python 3.6 or later; credentials and Alibaba Cloud account configuration needed for actual OSS operations.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and state significant changes.
Quickstart
pip install alibabacloud-gateway-oss
from alibabacloud_gateway_oss import Client
# Instantiate and configure the OSS gateway client with credentials
client = Client()
Verify before relying
- Specific OSS operations supported (read, write, delete, list, etc.) and their scope.
- Whether this is a low-level gateway or a high-level convenience wrapper.
- Integration patterns with Alibaba Cloud credential providers and authentication flows.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior.
Package facts
| License | Apache License 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 13 packagesalibabacloud-credentialsalibabacloud-darabonba-arrayalibabacloud-darabonba-encode-utilalibabacloud-darabonba-mapalibabacloud-darabonba-signature-utilalibabacloud-darabonba-stringalibabacloud-darabonba-timealibabacloud-gateway-oss-utilalibabacloud-gateway-spialibabacloud-openapi-utilalibabacloud-oss-utilalibabacloud-tea-utilalibabacloud-tea-xml |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 0 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 440,765 / month, #6,646 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development |
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