How to install python boto3 SDK for AWS

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In the last blog series, we have discussed AWS CLI.

https://cloudaffaire.com/category/aws/aws-cli/

In this blog post, we will discuss how to install python boto3 SDK for AWS.

What is boto?

Boto is the Amazon Web Services (AWS) SDK for Python. It enables Python developers to create, configure, and manage AWS services, such as EC2 and S3. Boto provides an easy to use, object-oriented API, as well as low-level access to AWS services. The latest version of boto is boto3 and in this series, we will cover boto3.

Python Boto3 Installation:

OS: Linux

Step 1: Install Python and PIP if not already installed.

## Check if Python is already installed.
python --version

## Install Python
## On Debian derivatives such as Ubuntu, use apt.
sudo apt-get install python

## On Red Hat and derivatives, use yum.
sudo yum install python

## On SUSE and derivatives, use zypper.
sudo zypper install python

## Install PIP
## On all linux OS flavours
curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
python get-pip.py --user

## Check PIP version
pip --version

## Check if Python is already installed.

python --version

## Install Python

## On Debian derivatives such as Ubuntu, use apt.

sudo apt-get install python

## On Red Hat and derivatives, use yum.

sudo yum install python

## On SUSE and derivatives, use zypper.

sudo zypper install python

## Install PIP

## On all linux OS flavours

curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py

python get-pip.py --user

## Check PIP version

pip --version

Step 2: Install Python Boto3.

## Install Python Boto3 using PIP
pip install boto3 --user

1 2	## Install Python Boto3 using PIP pip install boto3 --user

OS: MAC

Step 1: Install Python and PIP if not already installed.

## Install python and PIP using homebrew
xcode-select --install
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install python #also installs PIP

## Check python and pip versions
python --version
pip --version

## Install python and PIP using homebrew

xcode-select --install

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

brew install python #also installs PIP

## Check python and pip versions

python --version

pip --version

Step 2: Install Python Boto3.

## Install Python Boto3 using PIP
pip install boto3

1 2	## Install Python Boto3 using PIP pip install boto3

OS: Windows

Step 1: Open PowerShell using admin and install Chocolatey.

## Install chocolatey
## open PowerShell using admin privilege and execute below command to install chocolatey
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
exit

## Install chocolatey

## open PowerShell using admin privilege and execute below command to install chocolatey

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

exit

Step 2: Install Python Boto3.

## Open command prompt using admin privilege
## Check if the installation was successful
choco --version

## Install python using choco
choco install python

## Refresh the environment and check if python and pip installed successfully.
refreshenv
python --version
pip --version

## Install boto3
pip install boto3

## Open command prompt using admin privilege

## Check if the installation was successful

choco --version

## Install python using choco

choco install python

## Refresh the environment and check if python and pip installed successfully.

refreshenv

python --version

pip --version

## Install boto3

pip install boto3

Hope you have enjoyed this article. In the next blog post, we will discuss some basic concepts of Python Boto3 SDK for AWS.

To get more details on Python Boto3, please refer below AWS documentation

https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/index.html