# Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python)

> Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python)

Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python) is a developer toolkit to implement Serverless best practices and increase developer velocity. It provides a suite of utilities for AWS Lambda Functions that makes tracing with AWS X-Ray, structured logging and creating custom metrics asynchronously easier.

## Project Overview

- [Homepage](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/index.md)
- [Changelog](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/changelog/index.md)
- [Roadmap](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/roadmap/index.md)
- [Upgrade guide](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/upgrade/index.md)

## Core Utilities

- [Logger](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/logger/index.md)
- [Amazon CloudWatch EMF](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/metrics/index.md)
- [Tracer](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/tracer/index.md)
- [REST API](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/event_handler/api_gateway/index.md)
- [GraphQL API](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/event_handler/appsync/index.md)
- [AppSync Events](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/event_handler/appsync_events/index.md)
- [Agents for Amazon Bedrock](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/event_handler/bedrock_agents/index.md)
- [Metrics](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/metrics/index.md)
- [Datadog](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/core/metrics/datadog/index.md)

## Utilities

- [Batch Processing](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/batch/index.md)
- [Event Source Data Classes](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/data_classes/index.md)
- [Data Masking](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/data_masking/index.md)
- [Feature flags](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/feature_flags/index.md)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/idempotency/index.md)
- [JMESPath Functions](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/jmespath_functions/index.md)
- [Middleware factory](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/middleware_factory/index.md)
- [Parameters](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/parameters/index.md)
- [Parser (Pydantic)](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/parser/index.md)
- [Streaming](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/streaming/index.md)
- [Typing](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/typing/index.md)
- [Validation](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/utilities/validation/index.md)

## Tutorial

- [Tutorial](https://docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/python/latest/develop/tutorial/index.md)