Aliyun RDS SDK for Python is the official Alibaba Cloud SDK module for managing ApsaraDB RDS (Relational Database Service). Current version is 2.7.53, released monthly or as needed. It provides APIs to create, configure, and monitor RDS instances, including MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB.
Install & Compatibility
Where this runs
tested against v2.7.53 · pip install
no network on importno background threads
Install × environment matrix
Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux
muslpy 3.10–3.95 runs
installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.302s · 42.9MB
glibcpy 3.10–3.95 runs
installs and imports cleanly · install 4.1s · import 0.278s · 43MB
41MB installed
● package 41MB
Code
Verified usage
Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.
Rds
✓ from aliyunsdkrds.request.v20140815 import DescribeDBInstancesRequest
The correct import path uses the versioned subpackage aliyunsdkrds.request.v20140815.
RdsClient
✓ from aliyunsdkcore.client import AcsClient
✗ from aliyunsdkrds.client import RdsClient
The client is from aliyunsdkcore, not aliyunsdkrds.
List all RDS instances in the 'cn-hangzhou' region.
from aliyunsdkcore.client import AcsClient
from aliyunsdkrds.request.v20140815 import DescribeDBInstancesRequest
import json
# Use environment variables or hardcode for testing (not production)
client = AcsClient(
os.environ.get('ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID', 'your-access-key-id'),
os.environ.get('ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET', 'your-access-key-secret'),
'cn-hangzhou'
)
request = DescribeDBInstancesRequest.DescribeDBInstancesRequest()
response = client.do_action_with_exception(request)
print(json.loads(response))
Errors
Common errors & fixes
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'aliyunsdkrds'
Package not installed or environment path issue.
fixInstall with 'pip install aliyun-python-sdk-rds'.
AttributeError: module 'aliyunsdkrds.request' has no attribute 'v20140815'
Incorrect import path or package version too old.
fixEnsure aliyun-python-sdk-rds >= 2.0.0, import as 'from aliyunsdkrds.request.v20140815 import ...'
aliyunsdkcore.exception.ServerException: HTTP Status: 400 Error: InvalidRegionId.RegionId
Invalid or missing region ID in AcsClient.
fixProvide a valid region ID like 'cn-hangzhou'.
TypeError: 'AcsClient' object is not callable
Calling client() instead of client.do_action_with_exception().
fixUse 'response = client.do_action_with_exception(request)'.
Audit
Dependencies
aliyun-python-sdk-corerequiredCore SDK dependency providing the base client and authentication.