google-cloud-compute

Google Cloud Compute API client library

google-cloud-compute Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active ★ 5,370 v1.50.0 released 2026-07-16

Install

google-cloud-compute on PyPI

pip

pip install google-cloud-compute

uv

uv add google-cloud-compute

poetry

poetry add google-cloud-compute

Package facts

License	Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	5 — google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf
Maintenance	actively maintained — 28 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2021-01-08
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: google_cloud_compute-1.50.0-py3-none-any.whl

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About google-cloud-compute

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

Python Client for Google Compute Engine

Google Compute Engine_: Compute Engine is an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) product that offers self-managed virtual machine (VM) instances and bare metal instances.

Client Library Documentation_
Product Documentation_

.. |stable| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/support-stable-gold.svg :target: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-python/blob/main/README.rst#stability-levels .. |pypi| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/google-cloud-compute.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-compute/ .. |versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/google-cloud-compute.svg :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-compute/ .. _Google Compute Engine: https://cloud.google.com/compute/ .. _Client Library Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/compute/latest/summary_overview .. _Product Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/compute/

Quick Start

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

Select or create a Cloud Platform project._
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Python client library for Google Compute Engine that enables programmatic management of virtual machine instances and bare metal infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform.

Low friction installation with a stable, actively maintained library. Released 28 days ago with active repository status and recent commits. Five standard runtime dependencies (google-api-core, google-auth, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf) are all well-established Google Cloud ecosystem packages.

Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—standard for Google Cloud client libraries.

Usage

pip install google-cloud-compute

from google.cloud import compute_v1

client = compute_v1.InstancesClient()
instances = client.list(project='my-project', zone='us-central1-a')

Requires Python >= 3.10; Google Cloud authentication credentials must be configured (via service account key, Application Default Credentials, or environment setup).

Verdict: Production-ready, actively maintained library with no known vulnerabilities and permissive licensing. Supports current Python versions (3.10–3.14) and integrates cleanly into the Google Cloud ecosystem. Suitable for applications requiring programmatic Compute Engine management at scale.

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Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior for large-scale instance operations
Backward compatibility guarantees across minor version updates

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