openshift
OpenShift python client
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, but with caution. The package is suitable for existing OpenShift/Kubernetes Python automation projects and provides a clean dynamic API that avoids code generation. However, the project is abandoned—no updates since 2023-07-25—so verify compatibility with your target Kubernetes and OpenShift versions before adopting it in new projects. For actively maintained alternatives, check the kubernetes client directly or newer OpenShift-specific libraries.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a valid Kubernetes configuration file (typically ~/.kube/config) or explicit cluster credentials to authenticate and connect to a Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster.
- Low install friction with three runtime dependencies.
- However, maintenance status is abandoned—the last release was 2023-07-25, and the repository shows no recent activity despite being unarchived.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License Version 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache License Version 2.0, a permissive open-source license. You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include a copy of the license and state significant changes.
last release 2023-07-25 (1116 days) · last repo commit 2023-07-25 · 225 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 528,536 downloads/mo, #6,165 on PyPI
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pip install openshift
from kubernetes import client, config
from openshift.dynamic import DynamicClient
k8s_client = config.new_client_from_config()
dyn_client = DynamicClient(k8s_client)
v1_services = dyn_client.resources.get(api_version='v1', kind='Service')
service_list = v1_services.get(namespace='default')- Compatibility with current Kubernetes and OpenShift API versions beyond 2023-07-25
- Whether the dynamic client approach fully replaces the deprecated swagger-generated models
- Support status for Python versions beyond 3.5 given the Alpha development status classifier
What it is and what it does
The openshift package is a Python client for the Kubernetes and OpenShift REST APIs. It wraps the kubernetes client and provides a dynamic resource model that lets you interact with any Kubernetes or OpenShift resource—built-in types like Services and Routes, as well as custom resources defined via Custom Resource Definitions—without needing resource-specific generated code. The library depends on kubernetes, python-string-utils, and six.
You instantiate a DynamicClient from a Kubernetes API client, then call `resources.get()` to retrieve a resource type by API version and kind, and use standard methods like `get()`, `create()`, `delete()`, `patch()`, `replace()`, and `watch()` to interact with instances. The package includes helper utilities for authentication, such as username/password login to OpenShift clusters. Because the project is abandoned and has not been updated since 2023-07-25, compatibility with recent Kubernetes or OpenShift releases is uncertain.
Use it for
- Automate OpenShift cluster operations—create, list, and delete projects, services, and routes programmatically
- Manage custom resources and Custom Resource Definitions in Kubernetes clusters without writing resource-specific client code
- Build Python-based deployment or orchestration tools that work with multiple Kubernetes API versions and custom resource types
- Authenticate to OpenShift clusters using username and password credentials and retrieve API tokens
- Write integration tests or monitoring scripts that query and manipulate Kubernetes resources generically
Worth the install?
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Yes, but with caution.
The package is suitable for existing OpenShift/Kubernetes Python automation projects and provides a clean dynamic API that avoids code generation. However, the project is abandoned—no updates since 2023-07-25—so verify compatibility with your target Kubernetes and OpenShift versions before adopting it in new projects. For actively maintained alternatives, check the kubernetes client directly or newer OpenShift-specific libraries.
Install
openshift on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with three runtime dependencies. However, maintenance status is abandoned—the last release was 2023-07-25, and the repository shows no recent activity despite being unarchived. New projects should verify compatibility with current Kubernetes and OpenShift versions.
Requires a valid Kubernetes configuration file (typically ~/.kube/config) or explicit cluster credentials to authenticate and connect to a Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License Version 2.0, a permissive open-source license. You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include a copy of the license and state significant changes.
Quickstart
pip install openshift
from kubernetes import client, config
from openshift.dynamic import DynamicClient
k8s_client = config.new_client_from_config()
dyn_client = DynamicClient(k8s_client)
v1_services = dyn_client.resources.get(api_version='v1', kind='Service')
service_list = v1_services.get(namespace='default')Verify before relying
- Compatibility with current Kubernetes and OpenShift API versions beyond 2023-07-25
- Whether the dynamic client approach fully replaces the deprecated swagger-generated models
- Support status for Python versions beyond 3.5 given the Alpha development status classifier
Package facts
| License | Apache License Version 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packageskubernetespython-string-utilssix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,116 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 528,536 / month, #6,165 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Topic :: Utilities |
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