Installing the AWS Command Line Interface – Easy Cloud

The primary distribution method for the AWS CLI on Linux, Windows, and macOS is pip, a package manager for Python that provides an easy way to install, upgrade, and remove Python packages and their dependencies.

Current AWS CLI Version

The AWS CLI is updated frequently with support for new services and commands. To see if you have the latest version, see the releases page on GitHub.

Requirements

Python 2 version 2.6.5+ or Python 3 version 3.3+
Windows, Linux, macOS, or Unix

Note

Older versions of Python may not work with all AWS services. If you see InsecurePlatformWarning or deprecation notices when you install or use the AWS CLI, update to a recent version.

If you already have pip and a supported version of Python, you can install the AWS CLI with the following command:

$ pip install awscli --upgrade --user

The --upgrade option tells pip to upgrade any requirements that are already installed. The --user option tells pip to install the program to a subdirectory of your user directory to avoid modifying libraries used by your operating system.

If you encounter issues when you attempt to install the AWS CLI with pip, you can install the AWS CLI in a virtual environment to isolate the tool and its dependencies, or use a different version of Python than you normally do.

Standalone Installers

For offline or automated installations on Linux, macOS, or Unix, try the bundled installer. The bundled installer includes the AWS CLI, its dependencies, and a shell script that performs the installation for you.

On Windows, you can also use the MSI installer. Both of these methods simplify the initial installation, with the tradeoff of being more difficult to upgrade when a new version of the AWS CLI is released.

After you install the AWS CLI, you may need to add the path to the executable file to your PATH variable. For platform specific instructions, see the following topics:

Linux – Adding the AWS CLI Executable to your Command Line Path
Windows – Adding the AWS CLI Executable to your Command Line Path
macOS – Adding the AWS CLI Executable to your Command Line Path

Verify that the AWS CLI installed correctly by running aws --version.

$ aws --version aws-cli/1.11.84 Python/3.6.2 Linux/4.4.0-59-generic botocore/1.5.47

The AWS CLI is updated regularly to add support for new services and commands. To update to the latest version of the AWS CLI, run the installation command again.

$ pip install awscli --upgrade --user

If you need to uninstall the AWS CLI, use pip uninstall.

$ pip uninstall awscli

If you don't have Python and pip, use the procedure for your operating system:

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