huaweicloudsdkcore
HuaweiCloud SDK Python Core
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are using any Huawei Cloud service SDK (VPC, ECS, etc.). Install it directly only if you need to configure shared credentials or HTTP settings across multiple service clients, or to build custom integrations with Huawei Cloud APIs. The package is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.6 or later; Huawei Cloud account with Access Key (AK) and Secret Key (SK) credentials needed for authentication.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a recent release (1 day old) and 160 repository stars.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-13 (1 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 160 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 359,735 downloads/mo, #7,247 on PyPI
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pip install huaweicloudsdkcore
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
credentials = BasicCredentials(ak="your_ak", sk="your_sk")
# Use credentials with service-specific client builders- Whether this core package is intended for direct use or primarily as a dependency of service-specific SDK packages (e.g., huaweicloudsdkvpc).
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when handling concurrent requests.
- Compatibility with async/await patterns or whether it is synchronous-only.
What it is and what it does
huaweicloudsdkcore is the foundational library for Huawei Cloud's Python SDK ecosystem. It provides shared authentication mechanisms (BasicCredentials), HTTP configuration and request handling, exception definitions, and region management that service-specific SDK packages (like huaweicloudsdkvpc for VPC or huaweicloudsdkecs for ECS) build on top of. The package abstracts away low-level API details so that higher-level service clients can focus on domain-specific operations.
Developers typically install this package indirectly when installing a service-specific SDK, but it can be used directly to configure credentials and HTTP behavior for custom API interactions. It depends on standard libraries like requests-toolbelt, pyyaml, certifi, and defusedxml for secure HTTP transport, configuration parsing, and XML handling.
Use it for
- Set up shared authentication credentials (AK/SK) for use across multiple Huawei Cloud service SDK clients.
- Configure HTTP behavior (timeouts, SSL verification, proxy settings) for all downstream service API calls.
- Handle and parse Huawei Cloud API exceptions with structured error codes and request IDs.
- Manage region selection and IAM endpoint configuration for multi-region deployments.
- Build custom API clients that leverage the core SDK's HTTP and authentication infrastructure.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are using any Huawei Cloud service SDK (VPC, ECS, etc.).
Install it directly only if you need to configure shared credentials or HTTP settings across multiple service clients, or to build custom integrations with Huawei Cloud APIs. The package is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license.
Install
huaweicloudsdkcore on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a recent release (1 day old) and 160 repository stars. Supports Python 3.6 through 3.12.
Requires Python 3.6 or later; Huawei Cloud account with Access Key (AK) and Secret Key (SK) credentials needed for authentication.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install huaweicloudsdkcore
from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
credentials = BasicCredentials(ak="your_ak", sk="your_sk")
# Use credentials with service-specific client buildersVerify before relying
- Whether this core package is intended for direct use or primarily as a dependency of service-specific SDK packages (e.g., huaweicloudsdkvpc).
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when handling concurrent requests.
- Compatibility with async/await patterns or whether it is synchronous-only.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 8 packagescertifidefusedxmlpyasn1pymongopyyamlrequests-toolbeltsimplejsonsix |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 359,735 / month, #7,247 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development |
Evidence: huaweicloudsdkcore-3.1.210-py3-none-any.whl
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