mypy-boto3-kinesis
Type annotations for boto3 Kinesis 1.43.0 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0
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Yes. If you use boto3 with Kinesis and want IDE support or static type checking, this is the standard way to get it. It has no security vulnerabilities, minimal dependencies, active maintenance, and a permissive license. Install it as a development dependency (optionally behind TYPE_CHECKING) to avoid production bloat.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; boto3 must be installed separately in your environment.
- Low friction: single runtime dependency (typing-extensions), wheel distribution, and active maintenance with a recent release.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2026-04-29 (107 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-22 · 670 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,897,603 downloads/mo, #2,832 on PyPI
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pip install mypy-boto3-kinesis
from boto3.session import Session
from mypy_boto3_kinesis import KinesisClient
client: KinesisClient = Session().client("kinesis")- Whether PyCharm performance issues mentioned in the description (PY-40997) persist with current versions.
- Actual coverage of all Kinesis API operations and whether edge cases are fully typed.
What it is and what it does
mypy-boto3-kinesis is a type stub package that adds complete type annotations to boto3's Kinesis client, enabling static type checkers and IDEs to validate your code and provide accurate autocomplete. It's generated from boto3 1.43.0 and works with mypy, pyright, VSCode Pylance, PyCharm, Emacs, Sublime Text, and other tools that support Python type hints.
The package is designed as a development dependency—you install it in your environment to get type checking and IDE support while writing boto3 code, but it doesn't change how your code runs. It includes type annotations for the Kinesis client, paginators, waiters, and service-specific type definitions, allowing you to catch type mismatches before runtime.
Use it for
- Enable IDE autocomplete and inline documentation for Kinesis client methods while writing AWS Lambda or data pipeline code.
- Catch type errors in Kinesis API calls (e.g., wrong argument types, missing required parameters) during development with mypy or pyright.
- Provide explicit type hints for Kinesis paginator and waiter objects to improve code clarity in large projects.
- Support type-safe refactoring of boto3 Kinesis code in PyCharm or VSCode without runtime testing.
- Document expected types for Kinesis operations in team codebases via inline type annotations.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
If you use boto3 with Kinesis and want IDE support or static type checking, this is the standard way to get it. It has no security vulnerabilities, minimal dependencies, active maintenance, and a permissive license. Install it as a development dependency (optionally behind TYPE_CHECKING) to avoid production bloat.
Install
mypy-boto3-kinesis on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: single runtime dependency (typing-extensions), wheel distribution, and active maintenance with a recent release.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; boto3 must be installed separately in your environment.
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install mypy-boto3-kinesis
from boto3.session import Session
from mypy_boto3_kinesis import KinesisClient
client: KinesisClient = Session().client("kinesis")Verify before relying
- Whether PyCharm performance issues mentioned in the description (PY-40997) persist with current versions.
- Actual coverage of all Kinesis API operations and whether edge cases are fully typed.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagetyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 107 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,897,603 / month, #2,832 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/StableEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonTyping :: Stubs Only |
Evidence: mypy_boto3_kinesis-1.43.0-py3-none-any.whl
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