scaleway

Scaleway SDK for Python

scaleway v2.11.0 207.5K downloads/30d#9,551 on PyPI

Permissive license BSD Active released 2026-04-02

What it is and what it does

The Scaleway Python SDK is a client library that lets you programmatically interact with Scaleway's cloud APIs from Python code. It wraps Scaleway's HTTP endpoints, handling authentication, request formatting, and response parsing so you can manage infrastructure, storage, compute, and other services without writing raw HTTP calls yourself.

The package depends on scaleway-core for its core functionality. It's in Alpha development status and actively maintained. The library supports Python versions including 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14, with installation requiring Python 3.10 or later.

Use it for:

Automate provisioning and management of Scaleway compute instances, storage, and networking resources
Build infrastructure-as-code scripts to deploy and configure Scaleway services programmatically
Integrate Scaleway cloud operations into CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
Write monitoring or cost-tracking tools that query Scaleway account resources via API

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Provides Python bindings to interact with Scaleway cloud APIs, enabling programmatic access to Scaleway's infrastructure and services.

Yes, if you need to interact with Scaleway APIs from Python. Low install friction, active maintenance, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities make it a straightforward choice. The Alpha status is worth noting—test thoroughly in non-production first to ensure the API surface meets your needs.

Install

scaleway on PyPI

pip

pip install scaleway

uv

uv add scaleway

poetry

poetry add scaleway

Installing scaleway

Before you install

Low install friction with a single runtime dependency (scaleway-core). Actively maintained with status marked active.

License in practice

Licensed under BSD (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. Also marked as Other/Proprietary, so review the actual license terms before heavy reliance.

Quickstart

pip install scaleway

import scaleway
# Use scaleway-core functionality through the SDK

Requires Python 3.10 or later to install.

Verify before relying

Whether scaleway-core is a lightweight dependency or introduces significant transitive requirements
API coverage and completeness relative to Scaleway's current service offerings
Whether Alpha status reflects active development or stability concerns

Package facts

License	BSD (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	1 — scaleway-core
Maintenance	actively maintained — 134 days since the last release
First released	2016-09-07
Downloads	207,463/month — #9,551 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14)

Evidence: scaleway-2.11.0-py3-none-any.whl

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