---
id: mypy-boto3-sqs
version: "1.43.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# mypy-boto3-sqs — Type annotations for boto3 SQS 1.43.0 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 13.5M/mo

## What it is and what it does

mypy-boto3-sqs is a stub package that adds complete type annotations for boto3's SQS service. It is generated from boto3 1.43.0 using mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0 and provides type hints for SQS clients, paginators, service resources, and type definitions. When installed, it enables static type checkers like mypy and pyright to validate your boto3 SQS code, and allows IDEs to offer accurate autocomplete and inline documentation.

The package is designed as a lightweight, development-only dependency. It works with multiple editors and type checkers—VSCode with Pylance, PyCharm, Emacs, Sublime Text, and command-line tools like mypy and pyright. The package has typing-extensions as its only runtime dependency and is actively maintained with no known vulnerabilities.

Use it for:

- Enable IDE autocomplete and inline type hints when writing boto3 SQS client code in VSCode or PyCharm
- Run mypy or pyright on a codebase that uses boto3 SQS to catch type errors before runtime
- Explicitly annotate function parameters and return types with SQSClient, paginators, or resource types
- Validate SQS queue operations and message handling code with static type checking in CI/CD pipelines
- Use in Emacs or Sublime Text for real-time type checking and completion

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides type annotations and IDE autocomplete for boto3 SQS 1.43.0, enabling static type checking with mypy, pyright, and other tools across VSCode, PyCharm, Emacs, and Sublime Text.

Yes. If you use boto3 SQS and want static type checking or IDE autocomplete, install this. It has low friction (pure Python, one lightweight dependency), is actively maintained, carries no security vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively under MIT. It is a standard choice in the boto3 ecosystem for type safety.

## Install

pip install mypy-boto3-sqs
uv add mypy-boto3-sqs
poetry add mypy-boto3-sqs

## Installing mypy-boto3-sqs

Before you install: Low friction: a single pure-Python wheel with only typing-extensions as a runtime dependency. Actively maintained with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities.

License in practice: MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal obligations.

Quickstart:

pip install mypy-boto3-sqs

from boto3.session import Session
from mypy_boto3_sqs import SQSClient

client: SQSClient = Session().client("sqs")
# Type checking and IDE autocomplete now work

Requires Python 3.9 or later; boto3 must be installed separately in your environment.

Verify before relying:

- Whether PyCharm performance issues with Literal overloads still affect current versions
- Exact scope of type coverage for all SQS operations and resource types
- Whether TYPE_CHECKING guard pattern is recommended for production deployments

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 13.5M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

boto3 type stubs sqs, mypy boto3 annotations, aws sqs type hints, boto3 sqs autocomplete, type checking aws sdk, pyright boto3 stubs, sqs client type annotations, type-stubs, aws-sdk, boto3

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