vmware-vcenter
Client library for vmware-vcenter APIs
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is the official VMware SDK for vCenter automation in Python, actively maintained with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need to automate vCenter operations or integrate vSphere into Python tooling. Verify your Python version (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, or 3.14) and network access to a vCenter instance before use.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, or 3.14.
- Requires network access to a vCenter Server instance and valid credentials.
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) allows commercial and private use without restriction, suitable for enterprise and internal tooling.
last release 2026-05-12 (94 days) · last repo commit 2026-05-14 · 19 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 172,784 downloads/mo, #10,325 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install vmware-vcenter
from vmware.vapi.vsphere.client import create_vsphere_client
vsphere_client = create_vsphere_client(server='<vc_ip>', username='<vc_username>', password='<vc_password>')
vsphere_client.vcenter.VM.list()- Whether the package supports vCenter Server versions beyond the latest tested release.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of VMs or concurrent API calls.
- Backward compatibility guarantees across minor version updates.
What it is and what it does
vmware-vcenter is the official Python SDK for VMware vCenter Server, part of the VMware Cloud Foundation SDK. It wraps the vSphere Automation REST API, allowing developers to programmatically manage virtual infrastructure—listing and controlling VMs, managing content libraries, applying resource tags, and handling security certificates—directly from Python code.
The package is built on top of vmware-vapi-common-client and vmware-vapi-runtime, providing a high-level client interface that handles authentication and session management. It targets infrastructure automation, monitoring, and integration workflows where Python scripts need to interact with vCenter Server instances. The library is actively maintained, production-stable, and supports Python versions 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
Use it for
- Automate VM provisioning, power state changes, and lifecycle management in vCenter environments.
- Build monitoring or compliance tools that query VM inventory and resource allocation metadata.
- Integrate vCenter operations into CI/CD pipelines or infrastructure-as-code workflows.
- Manage content libraries and resource tagging across multiple vCenter instances programmatically.
- Develop custom reporting tools that pull real-time data from vSphere environments.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes.
This is the official VMware SDK for vCenter automation in Python, actively maintained with no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need to automate vCenter operations or integrate vSphere into Python tooling. Verify your Python version (3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, or 3.14) and network access to a vCenter instance before use.
Install
vmware-vcenter on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with recent commits and production-stable status. Only two runtime dependencies from the VMware ecosystem.
Requires Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, or 3.14. Requires network access to a vCenter Server instance and valid credentials.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) allows commercial and private use without restriction, suitable for enterprise and internal tooling.
Quickstart
pip install vmware-vcenter
from vmware.vapi.vsphere.client import create_vsphere_client
vsphere_client = create_vsphere_client(server='<vc_ip>', username='<vc_username>', password='<vc_password>')
vsphere_client.vcenter.VM.list()Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports vCenter Server versions beyond the latest tested release.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of VMs or concurrent API calls.
- Backward compatibility guarantees across minor version updates.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesvmware-vapi-common-clientvmware-vapi-runtime |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 94 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 172,784 / month, #10,325 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 :: MIT 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_vcenter-9.1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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