Boto3 is a Python library that provides an object-oriented API for interacting with Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is the successor to the Boto library, and is the recommended way to use AWS services from Python.
Boto3 provides a simple and consistent interface for all AWS services, making it easy to learn and use. It also provides a number of features that make it easier to develop and maintain AWS applications, such as:
- Dynamically generated classes that map to AWS service APIs
- Support for Python 2 and 3
- High-level features for common operations, such as automatic multi-part transfers for Amazon S3 and simplified query conditions for Amazon DynamoDB
- Waiters for automatically polling for pre-defined status changes in AWS resources
To use Boto3, you first need to install it using pip:
pip install boto3
Once installed, you can import Boto3 and create a client or resource object for the AWS service you want to use. For example, to create a client object for Amazon S3, you would use the following code:
import boto3
s3 = boto3.client('s3')
Once you have a client or resource object, you can use it to interact with the AWS service. For example, to list all of the buckets in your Amazon S3 account, you would use the following code:
buckets = s3.list_buckets()
for bucket in buckets['Buckets']:
print(bucket['Name'])
Boto3 provides comprehensive documentation for all of the AWS services it supports. You can find the documentation on the Boto3 website:
Boto3 is a powerful tool for developing and managing AWS applications from Python. It provides a simple and consistent interface, high-level features for common operations, and support for all AWS services.
