minio
MinIO Python SDK for Amazon S3 Compatible Cloud Storage
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Yes. The package is production-stable, actively maintained, has zero known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. It is the standard way to interact with MinIO and S3-compatible storage from Python. Install it if you need to work with object storage in your application.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; credentials (access key and secret key) for the target MinIO or S3-compatible service.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects including proprietary applications.
last release 2025-11-27 (260 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 1,072 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 12,925,957 downloads/mo, #1,302 on PyPI
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pip install minio
from minio import Minio
client = Minio("play.min.io",
access_key="Q3AM3UQ867SPQQA43P2F",
secret_key="zuf+tfteSlswRu7BJ86wekitnifILbZam1KYY3TG",
)
client.make_bucket("my-bucket")
client.fput_object("my-bucket", "object-name", "/path/to/file")- Whether the SDK supports concurrent uploads or download operations and any performance characteristics.
- Details on retry behavior, timeout handling, and connection pooling for production workloads.
- Whether multipart upload is handled automatically or requires explicit configuration.
What it is and what it does
The MinIO Python SDK is a client library for interacting with MinIO object storage or any Amazon S3-compatible service. It abstracts the underlying S3 API into high-level Python methods for common operations like bucket creation, file upload and download, object listing, and metadata management. The library handles authentication, HTTP communication via urllib3, and cryptographic operations through its dependencies.
Typical usage involves instantiating a Minio client with an endpoint URL and credentials, then calling methods to manage buckets and objects. The SDK is production-stable, actively maintained, and supports modern Python versions (3.9 through 3.13). It carries no known security vulnerabilities and uses permissive licensing, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Use it for
- Upload and download files to a MinIO cluster or S3-compatible storage from a Python application.
- Programmatically create and manage buckets and set access policies on object storage.
- Integrate cloud object storage into data processing pipelines or web applications.
- Migrate files between local storage and MinIO or S3-compatible services.
- Build backup or archival workflows that store objects in S3-compatible storage.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is production-stable, actively maintained, has zero known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. It is the standard way to interact with MinIO and S3-compatible storage from Python. Install it if you need to work with object storage in your application.
Install
minio on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities. Runtime dependencies are well-established cryptography and HTTP libraries.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; credentials (access key and secret key) for the target MinIO or S3-compatible service.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects including proprietary applications.
Quickstart
pip install minio
from minio import Minio
client = Minio("play.min.io",
access_key="Q3AM3UQ867SPQQA43P2F",
secret_key="zuf+tfteSlswRu7BJ86wekitnifILbZam1KYY3TG",
)
client.make_bucket("my-bucket")
client.fput_object("my-bucket", "object-name", "/path/to/file")Verify before relying
- Whether the SDK supports concurrent uploads or download operations and any performance characteristics.
- Details on retry behavior, timeout handling, and connection pooling for production workloads.
- Whether multipart upload is handled automatically or requires explicit configuration.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagesargon2-cfficertifipycryptodometyping-extensionsurllib3 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 260 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 12,925,957 / month, #1,302 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 LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
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