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Auto-generated documentation for WAF type annotations stubs module mypy-boto3-waf.

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==1.35.79' mypy_boto3_builder
  2. Select boto3 (legacy boto3-stubs) AWS SDK.
  3. Add WAF 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 WAF.

From PyPI with pip#

Install boto3-stubs for WAF service.

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

# 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[waf]'

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

How to uninstall#

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

Usage#

Code samples can be found in Examples.

WAFClient#

Type annotations and code completion for boto3.client("waf") as WAFClient boto3 documentation

# WAFClient usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from mypy_boto3_waf.client import WAFClient

def ge