aws-sdk-python-usage

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AWS SDK for Python (boto3)

boto3 is the high-level Python SDK for AWS. It wraps botocore (the low-level
SDK) and provides two distinct interfaces: clients (low-level, 1:1 API
mapping) and resources (high-level, object-oriented). Understanding which to
use and when is essential.

Client vs Resource

Clients map directly to AWS service APIs. Every service has a client.
Responses are plain dicts.

Resources provide an object-oriented interface with attributes and actions.
Only some services have resources (S3, DynamoDB, EC2, IAM, SQS, SNS,
CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Glacier). Resources auto-marshal types (especially
useful for DynamoDB).