deadline

library0.59.0pypypi✓ verified 85d ago

Multi-purpose Python library and CLI tool for interacting with AWS Deadline Cloud. Provides job submission, asset management, job monitoring, and worker integration. Current version 0.56.1, actively maintained by AWS, releases bi-weekly to monthly.

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pip install deadline

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · DEADLINE

deadline

awspythonv0.59.0

Install

4.9s avg

Import

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Disk

61MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.59.0 · 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

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 61.4MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 4.9s · import 0.000s · 63MB

61MB installed

● package 61MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

deadline.client

✓ from deadline import client

✗ from deadline.client import DeadlineClient

No DeadlineClient class; use client.get_deadline_client() or client.get_queue_settings()

deadline.job_attachments

✓ from deadline import job_attachments

✗ from deadline.job_attachments.asset_sync import AssetSync

AssetSync is deprecated in 0.54.1 and removed in 0.55.0+; use job_attachments.api instead

Initialize the Deadline client and list jobs for a given farm and queue.

import os from deadline import client # Set AWS credentials (or use default session) os.environ['AWS_DEFAULT_REGION'] = 'us-west-2' # Get a Deadline client instance # Note: client.get_deadline_client() returns a low-level boto3 client # For high-level operations, use deadline.job_attachments or deadline.jobs farm_id = 'farm-1234567890abcdef0' queue_id = 'queue-1234567890abcdef0' dl_client = client.get_deadline_client() # List jobs response = dl_client.list_jobs(farmId=farm_id, queueId=queue_id) print(response)

deadline --version

Debug

Known issues

breakingIn version 0.55.0, job_attachments was decoupled from deadline.client. Old imports like `from deadline.job_attachments.asset_sync import AssetSync` will fail. Use `from deadline import job_attachments` instead.

fix

Replace any `from deadline.job_attachments.asset_sync` imports with `from deadline import job_attachments` and use the new API.

affects: >=0.55.0

deprecatedCLI option `bundle gui-submit --submitter-name` is deprecated in 0.54.0. Use `--submitter-info` instead.

fix

Replace `--submitter-name` with `--submitter-info` in CLI commands.

affects: >=0.54.0

deprecated`AssetSync.sync_inputs` and `AssetSync.attachment_sync_inputs` are deprecated since 0.54.1 and will be removed in a future version.

fix

Use other public APIs under job_attachments (e.g., job_attachments.api).

affects: >=0.54.1

deprecated`--timezone` deprecated in favor of `--timestamp-format` for the `job logs` CLI command since 0.53.3.

fix

Use `--timestamp-format relative` or `--timestamp-format utc` instead of `--timezone`.

affects: >=0.53.3

gotchaThe `client` module does not export a class `DeadlineClient`. It is a module with functions.

fix

Import as `from deadline import client` and call `client.get_deadline_client()`.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'deadline.client'

Installed an old version (<0.50) where the package layout was different, or virtual environment misconfigured.

fix

Ensure you have a recent version: `pip install -U deadline`. The package name is `deadline`, not `deadline-cloud`.

AttributeError: module 'deadline' has no attribute 'client'

Using `import deadline` and then `deadline.client` but the package uses lazy imports or requires explicit import.

fix

Use `from deadline import client` instead.

ImportError: cannot import name 'AssetSync' from 'deadline.job_attachments'

AssetSync was removed in version 0.55.0 after deprecation in 0.54.1.

fix

Update code to use `from deadline import job_attachments` and call `job_attachments.api.sync_inputs(...)` or similar new API.

botocore.exceptions.NoCredentialsError: Unable to locate credentials

AWS credentials not configured or not passed to the Deadline client.

fix

Set environment variables `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`, and `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION`, or configure a profile.

Upgrade

Version history

0.59.0latest on PyPI · released Jun 17, 2026

Audit

Dependencies

boto3requiredAWS SDK for Python, required for all AWS API calls

PyYAMLrequiredParsing YAML configuration files

PyQt5optionalQt bindings for GUI submission (bundle gui-submit)

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/deadline/ ↗