---
id: tencentcloud-sdk-python
version: "3.1.156"
license: Apache License 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# tencentcloud-sdk-python — Tencent Cloud SDK for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 605.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This is the official Python SDK published by Tencent Cloud for programmatic access to their cloud services. It wraps HTTP calls to Tencent Cloud APIs and provides Python objects and methods that correspond to services like CVM and CBS. The SDK depends only on requests and supports Python 2.7 and 3.7 through 3.12, making it straightforward to add to most Python projects.

Developers use it to automate cloud resource management—launching instances, managing storage, querying service state—from within Python applications. The SDK is actively maintained (last release 1 day old) and carries no known security vulnerabilities. It is licensed under Apache License 2.0, permitting commercial use.

Use it for:

- Automate provisioning and teardown of cloud instances and storage volumes in deployment pipelines.
- Query and monitor Tencent Cloud resources from Python monitoring or admin tools.
- Build orchestration tools that manage Tencent Cloud resources from Python applications.
- Integrate Tencent Cloud service calls into data processing or workflow automation.
- Write integration tests that provision temporary cloud resources and verify application behavior.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Official SDK for accessing Tencent Cloud services from Python applications via HTTP requests.

Yes, if you need to integrate Tencent Cloud services into a Python application. The SDK is officially maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, carries a permissive license, and installs with minimal friction. It is the standard way to access Tencent Cloud APIs from Python.

## Install

pip install tencentcloud-sdk-python
uv add tencentcloud-sdk-python
poetry add tencentcloud-sdk-python

## Installing tencentcloud-sdk-python

Before you install: Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (requests). Active maintenance with a release 1 day old and recent commits; the project has 708 stars and is marked Production/Stable.

License in practice: Apache License 2.0 (permissive) allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install tencentcloud-sdk-python

from tencentcloud.cvm import cvm_client
client = cvm_client.CvmClient(credential, region)
resp = client.DescribeInstances(req)

Requires Tencent Cloud credentials (SecretId and SecretKey) configured before use.

Verify before relying:

- Which specific Tencent Cloud service APIs are covered in version 3.1.156.
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior for concurrent requests.
- Practical support status for Python 2.7 given its end-of-life.

## Package facts

- License: Apache License 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 605.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

tencent cloud sdk python, tencent cloud api client, tencent cloud services integration, cloud resource management python, tencent cloud python library, cloud-sdk, tencent-cloud

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