---
id: awscli
version: "1.46.0"
license: Apache License 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# awscli — Universal Command Line Environment for AWS.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install awscli
uv add awscli
poetry add awscli

## Description

aws-cli
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This package provides a unified command line interface to Amazon Web
Services.

Jump to:

-  `Getting Started <#getting-started>`__
-  `Getting Help <#getting-help>`__
-  `More Resources <#more-resources>`__


Entering Maintenance Mode on July 15, 2026
------------------------------------------

We `announced <https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/cli-v1-maintenance-mode-announcement/>`__
the upcoming **end-of-support for the AWS CLI v1**. We recommend
that you migrate to
`AWS CLI v2 <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cliv2-migration.html>`__.
For dates, additional details, and information on how to migrate,
please refer to the linked announcement.

Getting Started
---------------

This README is for the AWS CLI version 1. If you are looking for
information about the AWS CLI version 2, please visit the `v2
branch <https://github.com/aws/aws-cli/tree/v2>`__.

Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~

The aws-cli package works on Python versions:

-  3.10.x and greater
-  3.11.x and...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides a unified command-line interface to Amazon Web Services, enabling programmatic control of AWS resources and services from the terminal.

Verdict: AWS CLI v1 is a mature, actively maintained tool with low install friction and no known vulnerabilities. However, the description explicitly announces entry into maintenance mode on July 15, 2026, with end-of-support following—migration to AWS CLI v2 is officially recommended for new projects.

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