pyvmomi
VMware vSphere Python SDK
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Yes. This is the official, actively maintained Python SDK for vSphere infrastructure automation. It has no external dependencies, supports Python 3.10 through 3.14, carries a permissive Apache license, and is positioned in the top 5000 PyPI packages by download volume. Install it if you need to automate or integrate with VMware vSphere environments.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires network connectivity to a vSphere environment (ESXi host or vCenter Server); optional SSO support available via pip install pyvmomi[sso].
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained with a recent release 94 days ago, supporting Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-05-12 (94 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,897,599 downloads/mo, #3,448 on PyPI
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pip install pyvmomi
import pyvmomi
# Use pyvmomi to connect to and manage vSphere infrastructure- Specific API coverage and completeness relative to the full vSphere Management API surface
- Performance characteristics and scalability limits for large-scale infrastructure automation
- Whether backward compatibility with four previous vSphere releases is actively tested
- Concrete code examples demonstrating common connection and management patterns
What it is and what it does
pyvmomi is the official Python SDK for VMware's vSphere Management API, allowing developers to automate and integrate with vCenter Server and ESXi hosts. It provides Python bindings to the vSphere Web Services API, enabling tasks like virtual machine provisioning, resource management, and infrastructure monitoring through Python code.
The package is production-stable and actively maintained by Broadcom/VMware. It has no runtime dependencies, making installation straightforward. The SDK maintains backward compatibility with the previous four releases of both vSphere and pyvmomi itself. For REST-based vSphere Automation APIs, users are directed to a separate package.
Use it for
- Automate virtual machine lifecycle management (creation, configuration, deployment, deletion) in vSphere environments
- Build infrastructure-as-code solutions for VMware environments integrated into CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor and report on vSphere resources, performance metrics, and inventory across ESXi hosts and vCenter
- Develop custom management tools and dashboards that interact with vCenter Server programmatically
- Integrate VMware infrastructure operations with third-party orchestration and cloud management platforms
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is the official, actively maintained Python SDK for vSphere infrastructure automation. It has no external dependencies, supports Python 3.10 through 3.14, carries a permissive Apache license, and is positioned in the top 5000 PyPI packages by download volume. Install it if you need to automate or integrate with VMware vSphere environments.
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pyvmomi on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with a recent release 94 days ago, supporting Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
Requires network connectivity to a vSphere environment (ESXi host or vCenter Server); optional SSO support available via pip install pyvmomi[sso].
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install pyvmomi
import pyvmomi
# Use pyvmomi to connect to and manage vSphere infrastructureVerify before relying
- Specific API coverage and completeness relative to the full vSphere Management API surface
- Performance characteristics and scalability limits for large-scale infrastructure automation
- Whether backward compatibility with four previous vSphere releases is actively tested
- Concrete code examples demonstrating common connection and management patterns
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 94 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,897,599 / month, #3,448 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 :: No Input/Output (Daemon)Intended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: MacOSOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: POSIXOperating System :: UnixProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: System :: Distributed Computing |
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