---
id: moto
version: "5.2.2"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# moto — A library that allows you to easily mock out tests based on AWS infrastructure

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

## Install

pip install moto
uv add moto
poetry add moto

## Description

# Moto - Mock AWS Services

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## Install

```console
$ pip install 'moto[ec2,s3,all]'
```

## In a...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Moto mocks AWS services for testing, allowing you to test code that calls boto3 without hitting real AWS infrastructure. It intercepts boto3 calls and simulates AWS service behavior in memory.

Verdict: Moto is a mature, actively maintained testing library with no known vulnerabilities. It offers low-friction installation and broad Python version support (3.10–3.14). Apache-2.0 licensing is permissive. Ideal for unit and integration testing of AWS-dependent code without external service calls.

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