---
id: types-aiobotocore-elasticache
version: "3.9.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# types-aiobotocore-elasticache — Type annotations for aiobotocore ElastiCache 3.9.0 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 243.4K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package is a type-stub library that adds complete type annotations for the aiobotocore ElastiCache service. It was generated using mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0 and provides type hints compatible with VSCode, PyCharm, Emacs, Sublime Text, mypy, pyright, and other tools that support Python type checking. When installed, it enables IDE autocompletion and static type checking for ElastiCache client calls without requiring explicit type annotations in your code.

The package is designed as a development dependency—it provides only type information, not runtime functionality. It works by offering type stubs for the ElastiCache client, paginators, waiters, and service-specific type definitions. The documentation notes that PyCharm may experience performance issues with Literal overloads, in which case the lighter types-aiobotocore-lite variant is recommended as an alternative.

Use it for:

- Enable IDE autocompletion and type hints when writing async ElastiCache code with aiobotocore in VSCode or other editors.
- Catch type errors in ElastiCache API calls during development using mypy or pyright before runtime.
- Provide explicit type annotations for ElastiCache client, paginators, and waiters in larger codebases.
- Improve code maintainability by making ElastiCache service method signatures and return types visible to static analysis tools.
- Support CI/CD pipelines that run mypy or pyright checks on Python code using aiobotocore ElastiCache.

## Worth the install?

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

Provides type annotations and IDE autocompletion support for aiobotocore's ElastiCache service, enabling static type checking with mypy, pyright, and other tools.

Yes, if you use aiobotocore with ElastiCache and want type checking and IDE support. Install friction is minimal (one dependency), maintenance is active, and the MIT license poses no restrictions. The only caveat is PyCharm users may experience performance issues with Literal overloads; if so, consider types-aiobotocore-lite instead. No known vulnerabilities.

## Install

pip install types-aiobotocore-elasticache
uv add types-aiobotocore-elasticache
poetry add types-aiobotocore-elasticache

## Installing types-aiobotocore-elasticache

Before you install: Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (typing-extensions). Actively maintained; last commit 2026-06-22, released 12 days ago. Supports Python 3.9 through 3.14.

License in practice: MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and commercial projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install types-aiobotocore-elasticache

from aiobotocore.session import get_session
from types_aiobotocore_elasticache import ElastiCacheClient

session = get_session()
async with session.create_client("elasticache") as client:
    client: ElastiCacheClient
    # Type checking and IDE autocompletion now available

Requires aiobotocore 3.9.0 to be installed separately; Python 3.9 or later.

Verify before relying:

- Whether PyCharm performance issues mentioned in the description (PY-40997) have been resolved or remain relevant for this version.
- Actual performance impact when used with PyCharm's type checker versus lighter alternatives like types-aiobotocore-lite.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 243.4K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

aiobotocore type stubs, elasticache type annotations, boto3 type hints, mypy aiobotocore support, aws sdk type checking, pyright elasticache, aiobotocore autocomplete, type-stubs, aws-sdk, async

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