types-aiobotocore-cloudwatch
Type annotations for aiobotocore CloudWatch 3.9.0 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use aiobotocore with CloudWatch. The package is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, minimal install friction, and a permissive license. Type stubs are optional at runtime and can be guarded with TYPE_CHECKING, making them safe to add to development dependencies. The main caveat is PyCharm performance with Literal overloads—if you use PyCharm, consider the lite variant instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; aiobotocore 3.9.0 must be installed separately for runtime use.
- Low install friction; single runtime dependency (typing-extensions).
- Active maintenance with recent release (12 days ago) and 670 repository stars.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—safe for both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2026-08-02 (12 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-22 · 670 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 643,983 downloads/mo, #5,603 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install types-aiobotocore-cloudwatch
from aiobotocore.session import get_session
from types_aiobotocore_cloudwatch import CloudWatchClient
session = get_session()
async with session.create_client("cloudwatch") as client:
client: CloudWatchClient # Type checker now recognizes client methods- Whether PyCharm performance issues mentioned in the docs (issue PY-40997) have been resolved since the package's last release.
- Whether the lite variant (types-aiobotocore-lite) is recommended for your IDE to avoid performance degradation.
What it is and what it does
This package is a type-stub library that adds static type information for aiobotocore's CloudWatch service. It was generated by mypy-boto3-builder and enables IDEs and type checkers to understand the CloudWatch client API, providing code completion, inline documentation, and type-checking errors at development time rather than runtime.
The stubs cover CloudWatch clients, paginators, waiters, and service resources. It works with mypy, pyright, VSCode (with Pylance), PyCharm, Emacs, and Sublime Text. Installation is optional for production code—you can guard imports with TYPE_CHECKING to avoid a runtime dependency—and the package itself has no production dependencies beyond typing-extensions.
Use it for
- Enable IDE autocomplete and type hints when writing async CloudWatch monitoring code with aiobotocore.
- Catch CloudWatch API misuse (wrong parameter names, types) during development with mypy or pyright.
- Provide inline documentation and method signatures in VSCode or PyCharm while working with CloudWatch clients.
- Validate CloudWatch paginator and waiter usage in CI/CD pipelines using static type checking.
- Support refactoring and code navigation in IDEs by making CloudWatch method signatures discoverable.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use aiobotocore with CloudWatch.
The package is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, minimal install friction, and a permissive license. Type stubs are optional at runtime and can be guarded with TYPE_CHECKING, making them safe to add to development dependencies. The main caveat is PyCharm performance with Literal overloads—if you use PyCharm, consider the lite variant instead.
Install
types-aiobotocore-cloudwatch on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; single runtime dependency (typing-extensions). Active maintenance with recent release (12 days ago) and 670 repository stars.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; aiobotocore 3.9.0 must be installed separately for runtime use.
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—safe for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install types-aiobotocore-cloudwatch
from aiobotocore.session import get_session
from types_aiobotocore_cloudwatch import CloudWatchClient
session = get_session()
async with session.create_client("cloudwatch") as client:
client: CloudWatchClient # Type checker now recognizes client methodsVerify before relying
- Whether PyCharm performance issues mentioned in the docs (issue PY-40997) have been resolved since the package's last release.
- Whether the lite variant (types-aiobotocore-lite) is recommended for your IDE to avoid performance degradation.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagetyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 12 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 643,983 / month, #5,603 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 :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonTyping :: Stubs Only |
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