types-aiobotocore-eks
Type annotations for aiobotocore EKS 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 for EKS and want static type checking or IDE support. Install friction is negligible (one dependency, wheel-only), maintenance is active, and the MIT license poses no restrictions. The only caveat: PyCharm users may experience slowness and should consider the lite variant instead. No known security vulnerabilities.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires aiobotocore 3.9.0 to be installed separately; Python 3.9 or later.
- Low friction: single runtime dependency (typing-extensions), wheel-only distribution, and active maintenance with a recent release (12 days old).
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable 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) · 148,418 downloads/mo, #11,036 on PyPI
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pip install types-aiobotocore-eks
from aiobotocore.session import get_session
from types_aiobotocore_eks import EKSClient
session = get_session()
async with session.create_client("eks") as client:
client: EKSClient
# Type checking and IDE completion now work- Performance impact on PyCharm with full type stubs (documentation mentions potential slowness on Literal overloads).
- Whether the lite variant (types-aiobotocore-lite) is recommended for specific IDE or use-case scenarios.
What it is and what it does
This package is a stub-only type annotation library for the aiobotocore EKS service, generated by mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0. It provides complete type hints for EKS client methods, paginators, and waiters, enabling static type checkers (mypy, pyright) and IDEs (VSCode with Pylance, PyCharm, Emacs, Sublime Text) to validate your code and offer autocomplete suggestions without requiring explicit type annotations in your source.
The package is designed as a development-time dependency: you install it in your environment to get type checking and IDE support, but it is not imported at runtime. It works by providing type stubs that describe the shape of aiobotocore's EKS API, allowing your type checker to understand what methods exist, what arguments they accept, and what they return. The documentation notes that PyCharm may experience performance issues with the full type stubs due to Literal overloads, and suggests using the lite variant in that case.
Use it for
- Enable mypy or pyright to catch type errors in aiobotocore EKS client calls before deployment.
- Get IDE autocomplete and inline documentation for EKS API methods in VSCode, PyCharm, or Emacs.
- Annotate function signatures that accept or return EKS client objects with precise types like EKSClient.
- Validate paginator and waiter usage with type hints for DescribeClustersPaginator, ListClustersPaginator, and similar constructs.
- Use TYPE_CHECKING guards to import type stubs only during type checking, keeping production dependencies minimal.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you use aiobotocore for EKS and want static type checking or IDE support.
Install friction is negligible (one dependency, wheel-only), maintenance is active, and the MIT license poses no restrictions. The only caveat: PyCharm users may experience slowness and should consider the lite variant instead. No known security vulnerabilities.
Install
types-aiobotocore-eks on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: single runtime dependency (typing-extensions), wheel-only distribution, and active maintenance with a recent release (12 days old).
Requires aiobotocore 3.9.0 to be installed separately; Python 3.9 or later.
License in practice
MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install types-aiobotocore-eks
from aiobotocore.session import get_session
from types_aiobotocore_eks import EKSClient
session = get_session()
async with session.create_client("eks") as client:
client: EKSClient
# Type checking and IDE completion now workVerify before relying
- Performance impact on PyCharm with full type stubs (documentation mentions potential slowness on Literal overloads).
- Whether the lite variant (types-aiobotocore-lite) is recommended for specific IDE or use-case scenarios.
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 | 148,418 / month, #11,036 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 |
Evidence: types_aiobotocore_eks-3.9.0-py3-none-any.whl
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