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Backup module#

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Auto-generated documentation for Backup type annotations stubs module mypy-boto3-backup.

How to install#

You can generate type annotations for boto3 package locally with mypy_boto3_builder. Use uv for build isolation.

  1. Run mypy-boto3-builder in your package root directory: uvx --with 'boto3==1.35.86' mypy_boto3_builder
  2. Select boto3-stubs AWS SDK.
  3. Add Backup service.
  4. Use provided commands to install generated packages.

VSCode extension#

Add AWS Boto3 extension to your VSCode and run AWS boto3: Quick Start command.

Click Modify and select boto3 common and Backup.

From PyPI with pip#

Install boto3-stubs for Backup service.

# install with boto3 type annotations
python -m pip install 'boto3-stubs[backup]'

# Lite version does not provide session.client/resource overloads
# it is more RAM-friendly, but requires explicit type annotations
python -m pip install 'boto3-stubs-lite[backup]'

# standalone installation
python -m pip install mypy-boto3-backup

How to uninstall#

python -m pip uninstall -y mypy-boto3-backup

Usage#

Code samples can be found in Examples.

BackupClient#

Type annotations and code completion for boto3.client("backup") as BackupClient boto3 documentation

# BackupClient usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from mypy_boto3_backup.client import BackupClient

def get_client() -> BackupClient:
    return Session().client("backup")

Paginators#

Type annotations and code completion for paginators from boto3.client("backup").get_paginator("...").

# ListBackupJobsPaginator usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from mypy_boto3_backup.paginator import ListBackupJobsPaginator

def get_list_backup_jobs_paginator() -> ListBackupJobsPaginator:
    return Session().client("backup").get_paginator("list_backup_jobs"))

Literals#

Type annotations for literals used in methods and schema.

# AggregationPeriodType usage example

from mypy_boto3_backup.literals import AggregationPeriodType

def get_value() -> AggregationPeriodType:
    return "FOURTEEN_DAYS"

Type definitions#

Type annotations for type definitions used in methods and schema.