ocifs
Convenient filesystem interface over Oracle Cloud's Object Storage
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are working with OCI Object Storage and want to integrate it with Pandas, Dask, or other fsspec-aware libraries. The package is production-stable and has no known vulnerabilities. The main caveat is aging maintenance—281 days since last release—so verify that the version supports your OCI SDK and Python versions. License treatment is marked unclear in metadata; confirm UPL terms align with your project before committing.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires OCI credentials configured at ~/.oci/config or via environment variables (OCIFS_IAM_TYPE, OCIFS_CONFIG_LOCATION, OCIFS_CONFIG_PROFILE).
- Low friction install with three straightforward runtime dependencies.
- Maintenance status is aging—last release was 281 days ago—but the repository remains active and the package is marked Production/Stable.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — License treatment is unclear in the metadata, though the description states Universal Permissive License v1.0 (UPL). Verify the actual license terms before use if compliance is a concern.
last release 2025-11-06 (281 days) · last repo commit 2025-11-06 · 23 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 203,080 downloads/mo, #9,637 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
from ocifs import OCIFileSystem
fs = OCIFileSystem("~/.oci/config")
fs.touch("oci://<bucket>@<namespace>/<prefix>/file.txt", data=b"content")
data = fs.cat("oci://<bucket>@<namespace>/<prefix>/file.txt")- Whether license_treatment 'unclear' reflects a genuine metadata gap or a known UPL classification issue.
- Performance characteristics and throughput limits for large-scale or high-concurrency workloads.
- Compatibility guarantees with specific versions of fsspec, Pandas, Dask, or PyArrow beyond the examples shown.
What it is and what it does
ocifs is a Python package that implements the fsspec (filesystem_spec) interface for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage. It allows you to interact with OCI buckets using standard filesystem operations—read, write, list, delete, rename—through a unified API that looks and behaves like a local filesystem. This makes it possible to use OCI Object Storage seamlessly with data libraries like Pandas, Dask, and PyArrow without writing cloud-specific code.
The package depends on fsspec (the base interface), oci (Oracle's Python SDK), and requests (HTTP client). It supports Python 3.6 and later, including current versions up to 3.14. Authentication is handled via OCI configuration files or environment variables, supporting both API key and resource principal signers. The package is maintained by Oracle and has been in production use since 2021.
Use it for
- Read CSV or Parquet files directly from OCI Object Storage into Pandas DataFrames using standard read_csv/read_parquet calls with storage_options.
- Build data pipelines with Dask that operate on objects stored in OCI buckets without downloading them locally first.
- Perform file operations (upload, download, list, delete) on OCI Object Storage from Python scripts using familiar filesystem methods.
- Integrate OCI Object Storage as a backend for machine learning workflows that expect a fsspec-compatible storage layer.
- Migrate workloads from other cloud object stores (S3, GCS) to OCI by swapping the fsspec backend without changing application logic.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are working with OCI Object Storage and want to integrate it with Pandas, Dask, or other fsspec-aware libraries.
The package is production-stable and has no known vulnerabilities. The main caveat is aging maintenance—281 days since last release—so verify that the version supports your OCI SDK and Python versions. License treatment is marked unclear in metadata; confirm UPL terms align with your project before committing.
Install
ocifs on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with three straightforward runtime dependencies. Maintenance status is aging—last release was 281 days ago—but the repository remains active and the package is marked Production/Stable.
Requires OCI credentials configured at ~/.oci/config or via environment variables (OCIFS_IAM_TYPE, OCIFS_CONFIG_LOCATION, OCIFS_CONFIG_PROFILE).
License in practice
License treatment is unclear in the metadata, though the description states Universal Permissive License v1.0 (UPL). Verify the actual license terms before use if compliance is a concern.
Quickstart
from ocifs import OCIFileSystem
fs = OCIFileSystem("~/.oci/config")
fs.touch("oci://<bucket>@<namespace>/<prefix>/file.txt", data=b"content")
data = fs.cat("oci://<bucket>@<namespace>/<prefix>/file.txt")Verify before relying
- Whether license_treatment 'unclear' reflects a genuine metadata gap or a known UPL classification issue.
- Performance characteristics and throughput limits for large-scale or high-concurrency workloads.
- Compatibility guarantees with specific versions of fsspec, Pandas, Dask, or PyArrow beyond the examples shown.
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesfsspecocirequests |
| Maintenance | Aging 281 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 203,080 / month, #9,637 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 :: Universal Permissive License (UPL)Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
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See also fsspec · sshfs · adlfs · oci · gcsfs · universal-pathlib · msgraphfs · oci-cli · oras · multi-storage-client