vmware-vapi-runtime
VMware vAPI Runtime
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are using other VMware SDK modules—it will be installed automatically as a required dependency. Install it directly only if you are building custom integrations with VMware APIs that do not use the higher-level SDK bindings. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive Apache license.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, or 3.14).
- This package is primarily a transitive dependency; direct use requires understanding of VMware vAPI architecture.
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive). No restrictions on commercial or proprietary use; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-05-12 (94 days) · last repo commit 2026-05-14 · 19 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 174,068 downloads/mo, #10,290 on PyPI
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pip install vmware-vapi-runtime
# Typically imported indirectly by other VMware SDK modules
# Direct usage example (if building custom integrations):
from vmware.vapi.lib import connect
from vmware.vapi.stdlib.client import create_user_password_security_context- Whether this package is intended for direct use or only as a transitive dependency of other VMware SDK modules
- Whether all supported Python versions (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14) are equally tested and stable
What it is and what it does
VMware vAPI Runtime is a foundational client library for the VMware VCF SDK, providing the HTTP transport layer, API message serialization, and type validation that other SDK modules depend on. It handles the low-level mechanics of communicating with VMware APIs—encoding requests, deserializing responses, and converting data to native Python types—so that higher-level SDK bindings can focus on API-specific logic.
The library is typically installed automatically as a transitive dependency when you install other VMware SDK modules for specific APIs (such as vSphere or vCenter bindings). It supports modern Python versions from 3.10 through 3.14 and runs on macOS, Windows, and Unix-like systems. Its core dependencies are standard cryptographic and HTTP libraries: pyOpenSSL, cryptography, setuptools, and requests.
Use it for
- Installed automatically when you install VMware SDK modules that provide language bindings for specific VCF APIs
- Provides HTTP transport and message handling for Python applications invoking VMware vSphere or vCenter APIs
- Handles API input validation and output type conversion for VMware SDK consumers
- Enables secure communication with VMware infrastructure via cryptographic and TLS support from pyOpenSSL and cryptography
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are using other VMware SDK modules—it will be installed automatically as a required dependency.
Install it directly only if you are building custom integrations with VMware APIs that do not use the higher-level SDK bindings. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive Apache license.
Install
vmware-vapi-runtime on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Active maintenance with recent releases; last commit 2026-05-14. Depends on four common runtime packages: pyOpenSSL, cryptography, setuptools, and requests.
Requires Python 3.10 or later (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, or 3.14). This package is primarily a transitive dependency; direct use requires understanding of VMware vAPI architecture.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive). No restrictions on commercial or proprietary use; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install vmware-vapi-runtime
# Typically imported indirectly by other VMware SDK modules
# Direct usage example (if building custom integrations):
from vmware.vapi.lib import connect
from vmware.vapi.stdlib.client import create_user_password_security_contextVerify before relying
- Whether this package is intended for direct use or only as a transitive dependency of other VMware SDK modules
- Whether all supported Python versions (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14) are equally tested and stable
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagespyOpenSSLcryptographysetuptoolsrequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 94 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 174,068 / month, #10,290 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 :: No Input/Output (Daemon)Intended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: MacOSOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: POSIXOperating System :: UnixProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: System :: Distributed Computing |
Evidence: vmware_vapi_runtime-9.1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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