How do I add Python packages with compiled binaries to my deployment package and make the package compatible with Lambda?
Last updated: 2018-09-18
I used pip to install a Python package that contains compiled code, but my deployment package isn't compatible with AWS Lambda. How do I fix that?
Short Description
There are Python packages that contain compiled code, for example NumPy. You can install these packages using the pip install command:
pip install module-name -t /path/to/project-dir
However, if you install these packages using pip, the packages will download and compile a module-name package for your architecture. This makes your deployment package incompatible with Lambda unless you run the command in a Linux operating system.
To make a deployment package that's compatible with Lambda, download a precompiled package called a wheel (.whl). Uncompress the wheel file on /path/to/project-dir instead of using pip install.
Resolution
1. Open your module-name pypi.org page. For example:
https://pypi.org/project/numpy/
2. Choose Download files.
3. Download:
- For Python 2.7, module-name-version-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
- For Python 3.6, module-name-version-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
4. Uncompress the wheel file on the /path/to/project-dir folder.
When the wheel file is uncompressed, your deployment package will be compatible with Lambda.
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