---
id: s3fs
version: "2026.7.0"
license: BSD
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# s3fs — Convenient Filesystem interface over S3

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install s3fs
uv add s3fs
poetry add s3fs

## Description

s3fs
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[|Build Status|](https://github.com/fsspec/s3fs/actions)
[|Documentation|](https://s3fs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)

S3FS builds on [aiobotocore](https://aiobotocore.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
to provide a convenient Python filesystem interface for S3.


Support
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Work on this repository is supported in part by:

"Anaconda, Inc. - Advancing AI through open source."

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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

s3fs provides a Python filesystem interface to Amazon S3, built on aiobotocore, allowing you to read, write, and navigate S3 buckets using familiar file-like operations.

Verdict: s3fs is a mature, actively maintained top-100 PyPI package with permissive licensing, low install friction, and no known vulnerabilities. It is a solid choice for S3 filesystem access in Python 3.10+.

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