pulumi-aws
A Pulumi package for creating and managing Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud resources.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using Pulumi and need to provision AWS resources from Python. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install only if you have the Pulumi CLI set up and an AWS account configured; it is not a standalone AWS SDK.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later and the Pulumi CLI to be installed separately for deployment.
- Low install friction; the package is a pure-Python wheel with four straightforward runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained with a release 1 day old and recent repository activity.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), which allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production deployments.
last release 2026-08-13 (1 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 578 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 5,967,263 downloads/mo, #2,001 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install pulumi_aws
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws
bucket = aws.s3.Bucket('my-bucket')- Extent of AWS service coverage beyond the mentioned examples (apigateway, cloudformation, EC2, ECS, iam, lambda).
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of resources or complex dependency graphs.
- Community adoption and ecosystem maturity relative to other infrastructure-as-code tools.
What it is and what it does
pulumi_aws is the Python SDK for Pulumi's AWS resource provider, allowing you to write infrastructure as code in Python rather than YAML or domain-specific languages. It exposes the full breadth of AWS services through strongly-typed Python classes, covering EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, ECS, CloudFormation, API Gateway, and many others. You define your cloud resources in Python, then use the Pulumi CLI to plan and deploy them to AWS.
The package includes convenience APIs like `aws.lambda.CallbackFunction` that simplify common patterns—for example, defining a Lambda function directly from a Python function object, or wiring it to S3 bucket events or CloudWatch timers. Configuration is handled through Pulumi's standard stack configuration system, supporting AWS credentials via environment variables, shared credentials files, profiles, or assume-role flows. The package depends on pulumi (the core framework), parver, semver, and typing-extensions.
Use it for
- Define and deploy multi-service AWS applications (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3) in a single Python program.
- Create reusable infrastructure components and libraries for teams to standardize cloud deployments.
- Automate Lambda function creation and S3 event triggers without writing CloudFormation templates.
- Manage AWS IAM roles, policies, and permissions programmatically with type safety.
- Implement infrastructure testing and validation as part of your CI/CD pipeline.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using Pulumi and need to provision AWS resources from Python.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install only if you have the Pulumi CLI set up and an AWS account configured; it is not a standalone AWS SDK.
Install
pulumi-aws on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; the package is a pure-Python wheel with four straightforward runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with a release 1 day old and recent repository activity.
Requires Python 3.9 or later and the Pulumi CLI to be installed separately for deployment.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), which allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production deployments.
Quickstart
pip install pulumi_aws
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws
bucket = aws.s3.Bucket('my-bucket')Verify before relying
- Extent of AWS service coverage beyond the mentioned examples (apigateway, cloudformation, EC2, ECS, iam, lambda).
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of resources or complex dependency graphs.
- Community adoption and ecosystem maturity relative to other infrastructure-as-code tools.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesparverpulumisemvertyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 5,967,263 / month, #2,001 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: pulumi_aws-7.42.0-py3-none-any.whl
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