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Auto-generated documentation for EC2 type annotations stubs module types-boto3-ec2.

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==1.36.26' mypy-boto3-builder
  2. Select boto3 AWS SDK.
  3. Add EC2 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 EC2.

From PyPI with pip#

Install types-boto3 for EC2 service.

# install with boto3 type annotations
python -m pip install 'types-boto3[ec2]'

# Lite version does not provide session.client/resource overloads
# it is more RAM-friendly, but requires explicit type annotations
python -m pip install 'types-boto3-lite[ec2]'

# standalone installation
python -m pip install types-boto3-ec2

How to uninstall#

python -m pip uninstall -y types-boto3-ec2

Usage#

Code samples can be found in Examples.

EC2Client#

Type annotations and code completion for boto3.client("ec2") as EC2Client boto3 documentation

# EC2Client usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from types_boto3_ec2.client import EC2Client

def get_client() -> EC2Client:
    return Session().client("ec2")

Paginators#

Type annotations and code completion for paginators from boto3.client("ec2").get_paginator("...").

# DescribeAddressTransfersPaginator usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from types_boto3_ec2.paginator import DescribeAddressTransfersPaginator

def get_describe_address_transfers_paginator() -> DescribeAddressTransfersPaginator:
    return Session().client("ec2").get_paginator("describe_address_transfers"))

Waiters#

Type annotations and code completion for waiters from boto3.client("ec2").get_waiter("...").

# BundleTaskCompleteWaiter usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from types_boto3_ec2.waiter import BundleTaskCompleteWaiter

def get_bundle_task_complete_waiter() -> BundleTaskCompleteWaiter:
    return Session().client("ec2").get_waiter("bundle_task_complete")

EC2ServiceResource#

Type annotations and code completion for boto3.resource("ec2") as EC2ServiceResource boto3 documentation

# EC2ServiceResource usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from types_boto3_ec2.service_resource import EC2ServiceResource

def get_ec2_resource() -> EC2ServiceResource:
    return Session().resource("ec2")

Collections#

Type annotations and code completion for collections from boto3.resource("ec2").*.

# ServiceResourceClassicAddressesCollection usage example

from boto3.session import Session

from types_boto3_ec2.service_resource import ServiceResourceClassicAddressesCollection

def get_collection() -> ServiceResourceClassicAddressesCollection:
    return Session().resource("ec2").classic_addresses

Resources#

Type annotations and code completion for additional resources from session.resource("ec2").*.

# ClassicAddress usage example

from types_boto3_ec2.service_resource import ClassicAddress

def get_resource() -> ClassicAddress:
    return resource.ClassicAddress(...)

Literals#

Type annotations for literals used in methods and schema.

# AcceleratorManufacturerType usage example

from types_boto3_ec2.literals import AcceleratorManufacturerType

def get_value() -> AcceleratorManufacturerType:
    return "amazon-web-services"

Type definitions#

Type annotations for type definitions used in methods and schema.