---
id: google-cloud-container
version: "2.65.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# google-cloud-container — Google Cloud Container API client library

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

## Install

pip install google-cloud-container
uv add google-cloud-container
poetry add google-cloud-container

## Description

Python Client for Kubernetes Engine
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|stable| |pypi| |versions|

`Kubernetes Engine`_: Builds and manages container-based applications, powered by the open source
Kubernetes technology.

- `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-container.svg
   :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-container/
.. |versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/google-cloud-container.svg
   :target: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-container/
.. _Kubernetes Engine: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/
.. _Client Library Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/container/latest/summary_overview
.. _Product Documentation:  https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/

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

1. `Select or create a Cloud Platform project.`_
2. `Enable billing for your project.`_
3....

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides a Python client library for Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine, enabling programmatic management of container-based applications and Kubernetes clusters through the Google Cloud API.

Verdict: A well-maintained, production-stable library from Google's official cloud SDK with no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and low installation friction. Suitable for any Python 3.10+ project needing programmatic Kubernetes Engine control.

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