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1) Become a reference customers. This gives us permission to list your company in our documentation.

2) Share your work. Blog posts, video, sample projects you used Powertools!

3) Use Lambda Layers or SAR, if possible. This helps us understand who uses Powertools in a non-intrusive way, and helps us gain future investments for other Powertools languages.

When using Layers, you can add Powertools as a dev dependency (or as part of your virtual env) to not impact the development process.

Install

Powertools is available in the following formats:

Some utilities require additional dependencies

You can stop reading if you're using Lambda Layer.

Tracer, Validation and Parser require additional dependencies. If you prefer to install all of them, use pip install "aws-lambda-powertools[all]".

For example:

  • Tracer: pip install "aws-lambda-powertools[tracer]"
  • Validation: pip install "aws-lambda-powertools[validation]"
  • Parser: pip install "aws-lambda-powertools[parser]"
  • Tracer and Parser: pip install "aws-lambda-powertools[tracer,parser]"

Local development

Powertools relies on the AWS SDK bundled in the Lambda runtime. This helps us achieve an optimal package size and initialization.

This means you need to add AWS SDK as a development dependency (not as a production dependency).

  • Pip: pip install "aws-lambda-powertools[aws-sdk]"
  • Poetry: poetry add "aws-lambda-powertools[aws-sdk]" --dev
  • Pipenv: pipenv install --dev "aws-lambda-powertools[aws-sdk]"
Local emulation

If you're running your code locally with AWS SAM CLI, and not with your Python/IDE interpreter directly, this is not necessary. SAM CLI already brings the AWS SDK in its emulation image.

Lambda Layer

Lambda Layer is a .zip file archive that can contain additional code, pre-packaged dependencies, data, or configuration files. Layers promote code sharing and separation of responsibilities so that you can iterate faster on writing business logic.

You can include Powertools Lambda Layer using AWS Lambda Console, or your preferred deployment framework.

Note: Click to expand and copy any regional Lambda Layer ARN
Region Layer ARN
af-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-east-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-northeast-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-northeast-2 arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-northeast-3 arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-southeast-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-southeast-2 arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ap-southeast-3 arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
ca-central-1 arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
eu-central-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
eu-north-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
eu-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
eu-west-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
eu-west-2 arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
eu-west-3 arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
me-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
sa-east-1 arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
us-east-1 arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
us-east-2 arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
us-west-1 arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
us-west-2 arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16📋
Region Layer ARN
af-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:af-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-east-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-northeast-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-northeast-2 arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-northeast-3 arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-southeast-1 arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-southeast-2 arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ap-southeast-3 arn:aws:lambda:ap-southeast-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
ca-central-1 arn:aws:lambda:ca-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
eu-central-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
eu-north-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-north-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
eu-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
eu-west-1 arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
eu-west-2 arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
eu-west-3 arn:aws:lambda:eu-west-3:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
me-south-1 arn:aws:lambda:me-south-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
sa-east-1 arn:aws:lambda:sa-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
us-east-1 arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
us-east-2 arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
us-west-1 arn:aws:lambda:us-west-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
us-west-2 arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16📋
Note: Click to expand and copy code snippets for popular frameworks 
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MyLambdaFunction:
    Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
    Properties:
        Layers:
            - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16

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functions:
    hello:
      handler: lambda_function.lambda_handler
      layers:
        - arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16

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from aws_cdk import core, aws_lambda

class SampleApp(core.Construct):

    def __init__(self, scope: core.Construct, id_: str, env: core.Environment) -> None:
        super().__init__(scope, id_)

        powertools_layer = aws_lambda.LayerVersion.from_layer_version_arn(
            self,
            id="lambda-powertools",
            layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16"
        )
        aws_lambda.Function(self,
            'sample-app-lambda',
            runtime=aws_lambda.Runtime.PYTHON_3_9,
            layers=[powertools_layer]
            # other props...
        )

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terraform {
  required_version = "~> 1.0.5"
  required_providers {
    aws = "~> 3.50.0"
  }
}

provider "aws" {
  region  = "{region}"
}

resource "aws_iam_role" "iam_for_lambda" {
  name = "iam_for_lambda"

  assume_role_policy = <<EOF
    {
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
        {
          "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
          "Principal": {
            "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"
          },
          "Effect": "Allow"
        }
      ]
    }
    EOF
  }

resource "aws_lambda_function" "test_lambda" {
  filename      = "lambda_function_payload.zip"
  function_name = "lambda_function_name"
  role          = aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn
  handler       = "index.test"
  runtime       = "python3.9"
  layers        = ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16"]

  source_code_hash = filebase64sha256("lambda_function_payload.zip")
}

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import json
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

role = aws.iam.Role("role",
    assume_role_policy=json.dumps({
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
        "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
        "Principal": {
            "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"
        },
        "Effect": "Allow"
        }
    ]
    }),
    managed_policy_arns=[aws.iam.ManagedPolicy.AWS_LAMBDA_BASIC_EXECUTION_ROLE]
)

lambda_function = aws.lambda_.Function("function",
    layers=[pulumi.Output.concat("arn:aws:lambda:",aws.get_region_output().name,":017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:11")],
    tracing_config={
        "mode": "Active"
    },
    runtime=aws.lambda_.Runtime.PYTHON3D9,
    handler="index.handler",
    role=role.arn,
    architectures=["x86_64"],
    code=pulumi.FileArchive("lambda_function_payload.zip")
)

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# Create a new one with the layer
❯ amplify add function
? Select which capability you want to add: Lambda function (serverless function)
? Provide an AWS Lambda function name: <NAME-OF-FUNCTION>
? Choose the runtime that you want to use: Python
? Do you want to configure advanced settings? Yes
...
? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16
❯ amplify push -y


# Updating an existing function and add the layer
❯ amplify update function
? Select the Lambda function you want to update test2
General information
- Name: <NAME-OF-FUNCTION>
? Which setting do you want to update? Lambda layers configuration
? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16
? Do you want to edit the local lambda function now? No

Change {region} to your AWS region, e.g. eu-west-1

AWS CLI
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  aws lambda get-layer-version-by-arn --arn arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2:16 --region {region}

The pre-signed URL to download this Lambda Layer will be within Location key.

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MyLambdaFunction:
    Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
    Properties:
        Architectures: [arm64]
        Layers:
            - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16

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functions:
    hello:
        handler: lambda_function.lambda_handler
        architecture: arm64
        layers:
        - arn:aws:lambda:${aws:region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16

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from aws_cdk import core, aws_lambda

class SampleApp(core.Construct):

    def __init__(self, scope: core.Construct, id_: str, env: core.Environment) -> None:
        super().__init__(scope, id_)

        powertools_layer = aws_lambda.LayerVersion.from_layer_version_arn(
            self,
            id="lambda-powertools",
            layer_version_arn=f"arn:aws:lambda:{env.region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16"
        )
        aws_lambda.Function(self,
            'sample-app-lambda',
            runtime=aws_lambda.Runtime.PYTHON_3_9,
            architecture=aws_lambda.Architecture.ARM_64,
            layers=[powertools_layer]
            # other props...
        )

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terraform {
  required_version = "~> 1.0.5"
  required_providers {
    aws = "~> 3.50.0"
  }
}

provider "aws" {
  region  = "{region}"
}

resource "aws_iam_role" "iam_for_lambda" {
  name = "iam_for_lambda"

  assume_role_policy = <<EOF
    {
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
        {
          "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
          "Principal": {
            "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"
          },
          "Effect": "Allow"
        }
      ]
    }
    EOF
  }

resource "aws_lambda_function" "test_lambda" {
  filename      = "lambda_function_payload.zip"
  function_name = "lambda_function_name"
  role          = aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn
  handler       = "index.test"
  runtime       = "python3.9"
  layers        = ["arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16"]
  architectures = ["arm64"]

  source_code_hash = filebase64sha256("lambda_function_payload.zip")
}

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import json
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

role = aws.iam.Role("role",
    assume_role_policy=json.dumps({
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
        "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
        "Principal": {
            "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"
        },
        "Effect": "Allow"
        }
    ]
    }),
    managed_policy_arns=[aws.iam.ManagedPolicy.AWS_LAMBDA_BASIC_EXECUTION_ROLE]
)

lambda_function = aws.lambda_.Function("function",
    layers=[pulumi.Output.concat("arn:aws:lambda:",aws.get_region_output().name,":017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:11")],
    tracing_config={
        "mode": "Active"
    },
    runtime=aws.lambda_.Runtime.PYTHON3D9,
    handler="index.handler",
    role=role.arn,
    architectures=["arm64"],
    code=pulumi.FileArchive("lambda_function_payload.zip")
)

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# Create a new one with the layer
❯ amplify add function
? Select which capability you want to add: Lambda function (serverless function)
? Provide an AWS Lambda function name: <NAME-OF-FUNCTION>
? Choose the runtime that you want to use: Python
? Do you want to configure advanced settings? Yes
...
? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16
❯ amplify push -y


# Updating an existing function and add the layer
❯ amplify update function
? Select the Lambda function you want to update test2
General information
- Name: <NAME-OF-FUNCTION>
? Which setting do you want to update? Lambda layers configuration
? Do you want to enable Lambda layers for this function? Yes
? Enter up to 5 existing Lambda layer ARNs (comma-separated): arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16
? Do you want to edit the local lambda function now? No

Change {region} to your AWS region, e.g. eu-west-1

AWS CLI
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aws lambda get-layer-version-by-arn --arn arn:aws:lambda:{region}:017000801446:layer:AWSLambdaPowertoolsPythonV2-Arm64:16 --region {region}

The pre-signed URL to download this Lambda Layer will be within Location key.

Warning: Limitations

Container Image deployment (OCI) or inline Lambda functions do not support Lambda Layers.

SAR

Serverless Application Repository (SAR) App deploys a CloudFormation stack with a copy of our Lambda Layer in your AWS account and region.

Compared with the public Layer ARN option, SAR allows you to choose a semantic version and deploys a Layer in your target account.

App ARN Description
aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer📋 Contains all extra dependencies (e.g: pydantic).
aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer-arm64 arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer-arm64📋 Contains all extra dependencies (e.g: pydantic). For arm64 functions.
Click to expand and copy SAR code snippets for popular frameworks

You can create a shared Lambda Layers stack and make this along with other account level layers stack.

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AwsLambdaPowertoolsPythonLayer:
    Type: AWS::Serverless::Application
    Properties:
        Location:
            ApplicationId: arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer
            SemanticVersion: 2.0.0 # change to latest semantic version available in SAR

MyLambdaFunction:
    Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
    Properties:
        Layers:
            # fetch Layer ARN from SAR App stack output
            - !GetAtt AwsLambdaPowertoolsPythonLayer.Outputs.LayerVersionArn

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functions:
    main:
    handler: lambda_function.lambda_handler
    layers:
        - !GetAtt AwsLambdaPowertoolsPythonLayer.Outputs.LayerVersionArn

resources:
    Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31
    Resources:****
    AwsLambdaPowertoolsPythonLayer:
        Type: AWS::Serverless::Application
        Properties:
            Location:
                ApplicationId: arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer
                # Find latest from github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-powertools-python/releases
                SemanticVersion: 2.0.0

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from aws_cdk import core, aws_sam as sam, aws_lambda

POWERTOOLS_BASE_NAME = 'AWSLambdaPowertools'
# Find latest from github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-powertools-python/releases
POWERTOOLS_VER = '2.0.0'
POWERTOOLS_ARN = 'arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer'

class SampleApp(core.Construct):

    def __init__(self, scope: core.Construct, id_: str) -> None:
        super().__init__(scope, id_)

        # Launches SAR App as CloudFormation nested stack and return Lambda Layer
        powertools_app = sam.CfnApplication(self,
            f'{POWERTOOLS_BASE_NAME}Application',
            location={
                'applicationId': POWERTOOLS_ARN,
                'semanticVersion': POWERTOOLS_VER
            },
        )

        powertools_layer_arn = powertools_app.get_att("Outputs.LayerVersionArn").to_string()
        powertools_layer_version = aws_lambda.LayerVersion.from_layer_version_arn(self, f'{POWERTOOLS_BASE_NAME}', powertools_layer_arn)

        aws_lambda.Function(self,
            'sample-app-lambda',
            runtime=aws_lambda.Runtime.PYTHON_3_8,
            function_name='sample-lambda',
            code=aws_lambda.Code.asset('./src'),
            handler='app.handler',
            layers: [powertools_layer_version]
        )

Credits to Dani Comnea for providing the Terraform equivalent.

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terraform {
  required_version = "~> 0.13"
  required_providers {
    aws = "~> 3.50.0"
  }
}

provider "aws" {
  region  = "us-east-1"
}

resource "aws_serverlessapplicationrepository_cloudformation_stack" "deploy_sar_stack" {
  name = "aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer"

  application_id   = data.aws_serverlessapplicationrepository_application.sar_app.application_id
  semantic_version = data.aws_serverlessapplicationrepository_application.sar_app.semantic_version
  capabilities = [
    "CAPABILITY_IAM",
    "CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM"
  ]
}

data "aws_serverlessapplicationrepository_application" "sar_app" {
  application_id   = "arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer"
  semantic_version = var.aws_powertools_version
}

variable "aws_powertools_version" {
  type        = string
  default     = "2.0.0"
  description = "The AWS Powertools release version"
}

output "deployed_powertools_sar_version" {
  value = data.aws_serverlessapplicationrepository_application.sar_app.semantic_version
}

# Fetch Powertools Layer ARN from deployed SAR App
output "aws_lambda_powertools_layer_arn" {
  value = aws_serverlessapplicationrepository_cloudformation_stack.deploy_sar_stack.outputs.LayerVersionArn
}
Example: Least-privileged IAM permissions to deploy Layer

Credits to mwarkentin for providing the scoped down IAM permissions.

The region and the account id for CloudFormationTransform and GetCfnTemplate are fixed.

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AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Resources:
    PowertoolsLayerIamRole:
    Type: "AWS::IAM::Role"
    Properties:
        AssumeRolePolicyDocument:
        Version: "2012-10-17"
        Statement:
            - Effect: "Allow"
            Principal:
                Service:
                - "cloudformation.amazonaws.com"
            Action:
                - "sts:AssumeRole"
        Path: "/"
    PowertoolsLayerIamPolicy:
    Type: "AWS::IAM::Policy"
    Properties:
        PolicyName: PowertoolsLambdaLayerPolicy
        PolicyDocument:
        Version: "2012-10-17"
        Statement:
            - Sid: CloudFormationTransform
            Effect: Allow
            Action: cloudformation:CreateChangeSet
            Resource:
                - arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:aws:transform/Serverless-2016-10-31
            - Sid: GetCfnTemplate
            Effect: Allow
            Action:
                - serverlessrepo:CreateCloudFormationTemplate
                - serverlessrepo:GetCloudFormationTemplate
            Resource:
                # this is arn of the powertools SAR app
                - arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer
            - Sid: S3AccessLayer
            Effect: Allow
            Action:
                - s3:GetObject
            Resource:
                # AWS publishes to an external S3 bucket locked down to your account ID
                # The below example is us publishing lambda powertools
                # Bucket: awsserverlessrepo-changesets-plntc6bfnfj
                # Key: *****/arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications-aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer-versions-1.10.2/aeeccf50-****-****-****-*********
                - arn:aws:s3:::awsserverlessrepo-changesets-*/*
            - Sid: GetLayerVersion
            Effect: Allow
            Action:
                - lambda:PublishLayerVersion
                - lambda:GetLayerVersion
            Resource:
                - !Sub arn:aws:lambda:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:layer:aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer*
        Roles:
        - Ref: "PowertoolsLayerIamRole"
Click to expand and copy an AWS CLI command to list all versions available in SAR

You can fetch available versions via SAR ListApplicationVersions API:

AWS CLI example
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aws serverlessrepo list-application-versions \
    --application-id arn:aws:serverlessrepo:eu-west-1:057560766410:applications/aws-lambda-powertools-python-layer

Quick getting started

Hello world example using SAM CLI
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sam init --location https://github.com/aws-samples/cookiecutter-aws-sam-python

Features

Core utilities such as Tracing, Logging, Metrics, and Event Handler will be available across all Powertools languages. Additional utilities are subjective to each language ecosystem and customer demand.

Utility Description
Tracing Decorators and utilities to trace Lambda function handlers, and both synchronous and asynchronous functions
Logger Structured logging made easier, and decorator to enrich structured logging with key Lambda context details
Metrics Custom Metrics created asynchronously via CloudWatch Embedded Metric Format (EMF)
Event handler: AppSync AppSync event handler for Lambda Direct Resolver and Amplify GraphQL Transformer function
Event handler: API Gateway, ALB and Lambda Function URL Amazon API Gateway REST/HTTP API and ALB event handler for Lambda functions invoked using Proxy integration, and Lambda Function URL
Middleware factory Decorator factory to create your own middleware to run logic before, and after each Lambda invocation
Parameters Retrieve parameter values from AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, AWS Secrets Manager, or Amazon DynamoDB, and cache them for a specific amount of time
Batch processing Handle partial failures for AWS SQS batch processing
Typing Static typing classes to speedup development in your IDE
Validation JSON Schema validator for inbound events and responses
Event source data classes Data classes describing the schema of common Lambda event triggers
Parser Data parsing and deep validation using Pydantic
Idempotency Idempotent Lambda handler
Feature Flags A simple rule engine to evaluate when one or multiple features should be enabled depending on the input
Streaming Streams datasets larger than the available memory as streaming data.

Environment variables

Info

Explicit parameters take precedence over environment variables

Environment variable Description Utility Default
POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME Sets service name used for tracing namespace, metrics dimension and structured logging All "service_undefined"
POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE Sets namespace used for metrics Metrics None
POWERTOOLS_TRACE_DISABLED Explicitly disables tracing Tracing false
POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_RESPONSE Captures Lambda or method return as metadata. Tracing true
POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_ERROR Captures Lambda or method exception as metadata. Tracing true
POWERTOOLS_TRACE_MIDDLEWARES Creates sub-segment for each custom middleware Middleware factory false
POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_LOG_EVENT Logs incoming event Logging false
POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_SAMPLE_RATE Debug log sampling Logging 0
POWERTOOLS_LOG_DEDUPLICATION_DISABLED Disables log deduplication filter protection to use Pytest Live Log feature Logging false
POWERTOOLS_DEV Increases verbosity across utilities Multiple; see POWERTOOLS_DEV effect below false
LOG_LEVEL Sets logging level Logging INFO

Optimizing for non-production environments

Whether you're prototyping locally or against a non-production environment, you can use POWERTOOLS_DEV to increase verbosity across multiple utilities.

Info

We will emit a warning when POWERTOOLS_DEV is enabled to help you detect misuse in production environments.

When POWERTOOLS_DEV is set to a truthy value (1, true), it'll have the following effects:

Utility Effect
Logger Increase JSON indentation to 4. This will ease local debugging when running functions locally under emulators or direct calls while not affecting unit tests
Event Handler Enable full traceback errors in the response, indent request/responses, and CORS in dev mode (*).
Tracer Future-proof safety to disables tracing operations in non-Lambda environments. This already happens automatically in the Tracer utility.

Debug mode

As a best practice for libraries, Powertools module logging statements are suppressed.

When necessary, you can use POWERTOOLS_DEBUG environment variable to enable debugging. This will provide additional information on every internal operation.

Tenets

These are our core principles to guide our decision making.

  • AWS Lambda only. We optimise for AWS Lambda function environments and supported runtimes only. Utilities might work with web frameworks and non-Lambda environments, though they are not officially supported.
  • Eases the adoption of best practices. The main priority of the utilities is to facilitate best practices adoption, as defined in the AWS Well-Architected Serverless Lens; all other functionality is optional.
  • Keep it lean. Additional dependencies are carefully considered for security and ease of maintenance, and prevent negatively impacting startup time.
  • We strive for backwards compatibility. New features and changes should keep backwards compatibility. If a breaking change cannot be avoided, the deprecation and migration process should be clearly defined.
  • We work backwards from the community. We aim to strike a balance of what would work best for 80% of customers. Emerging practices are considered and discussed via Requests for Comment (RFCs)
  • Progressive. Utilities are designed to be incrementally adoptable for customers at any stage of their Serverless journey. They follow language idioms and their community’s common practices.
Last update: 2022-11-24