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id: alibabacloud-oss20190517
version: "1.0.6"
license: Apache License 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# alibabacloud-oss20190517 — Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (20190517) SDK Library for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 96.6K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This is the official Python SDK for Alibaba Cloud's Object Storage Service, generated from the 20190517 API specification. It wraps Alibaba's cloud storage API into a Python client library, allowing developers to programmatically upload, download, list, and manage objects stored in Alibaba Cloud OSS buckets. The package depends on a stack of Alibaba Cloud utility and gateway libraries (alibabacloud-tea-util, alibabacloud-gateway-spi, alibabacloud-gateway-oss, alibabacloud-tea-openapi, and alibabacloud-openapi-util) that handle authentication, request routing, and protocol translation.

The package is maintained by Alibaba Cloud and supports Python 3.6 through 3.9. It is actively maintained, with the repository last updated on 2026-08-14. The low install friction and vendor-backed dependency chain make it straightforward to add to a project that already uses Alibaba Cloud services, though it is most useful for teams already committed to the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem.

Use it for:

- Upload and manage files in Alibaba Cloud OSS from a Python application without writing raw HTTP requests.
- Integrate cloud storage operations into data processing or ETL pipelines running on Alibaba Cloud infrastructure.
- Build backup or archival systems that store objects in Alibaba Cloud OSS programmatically.
- Serve as the storage backend for a web application or API hosted on Alibaba Cloud.
- Automate bulk object operations (list, copy, delete) across OSS buckets using Python scripts.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides a Python SDK for interacting with Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS), enabling programmatic access to cloud storage operations.

Yes, if you are already using Alibaba Cloud services or have a requirement to integrate with Alibaba Cloud OSS. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and is part of an official vendor SDK. If you do not use Alibaba Cloud or need a multi-cloud storage abstraction, this is not the right choice.

## Install

pip install alibabacloud-oss20190517
uv add alibabacloud-oss20190517
poetry add alibabacloud-oss20190517

## Installing alibabacloud-oss20190517

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. The package is actively maintained as of 2026-08-14 with 5 runtime dependencies all from the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem, suggesting a cohesive, vendor-supported stack.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.

Quickstart:

pip install alibabacloud_oss20190517

from alibabacloud_oss20190517 import Client
# Initialize and use the OSS client with your credentials

Requires Python >= 3.6; you will need Alibaba Cloud credentials (access key ID and secret) to authenticate with the OSS service.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the 2023-07-27 release date indicates active ongoing development or maintenance mode relative to Alibaba Cloud's current OSS API versions.
- API compatibility with current Alibaba Cloud OSS service features and whether this 20190517 version reflects the latest service schema.

## Package facts

- License: Apache License 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 96.6K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

alibaba cloud oss sdk, alibabacloud object storage, oss python client, alibaba cloud storage api, cloud file storage sdk, alibaba-cloud, object-storage

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