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Using the AWS SDK for Python - AWS SDK for Python

Developer Preview — This documentation covers the AWS SDK for Python, which is in Developer Preview and intended for evaluation and testing only. Do not use it for production workloads. For production applications, use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3). To understand the differences between the two SDKs, see Choosing the right AWS SDK for Python.

Using the AWS SDK for Python

This chapter describes general programming patterns for supported AWS services, beyond what is covered in Getting started with the AWS SDK for Python. For service-specific operations, see Working with AWS services.

Before using these patterns, configure credentials and an AWS Region as described in Configuration.