pyvmomi
VMware vSphere API Python Bindings observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 88
- Release rhythm 57
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 369
- age_days: 4646
- days_rel: 72
- days_push: 72
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2318 stars · 765 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
pyVmomi is the official Python SDK for the VMware vSphere Management API (SOAP-based), enabling programmatic management of VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter Server. It provides Python bindings for the vSphere Web Services API so developers can automate virtual infrastructure tasks.
Use cases
- automate VM provisioning and lifecycle on vCenter
- manage ESXi hosts and datastores from Python scripts
- inventory and report on vSphere virtual machines
- power on/off, snapshot, and clone VMs programmatically
- integrate vSphere management into DevOps automation pipelines
- build custom tools for VMware infrastructure administration
When to choose
- you need to automate or script VMware vSphere/ESXi management from Python
- you want official VMware-supported bindings for the vSphere Web Services (SOAP) API
- you're building infrastructure-as-code or monitoring tools for VMware environments
When to avoid
- you need the newer vSphere Automation REST APIs (use the vSphere Automation SDK for Python instead)
- you're managing non-VMware clouds or hypervisors
- you need a high-level abstraction layer rather than raw API bindings
Facets
library · maturity active
sdk api-framework http-client cloud-computing developer-tools python cross-platform vmware vsphere esxi vcenter soap-api infrastructure-automation virtualization automation
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi · fetched 2026-08-28 · 011ead67a07b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vmware/pyvmomi | main | 80 |
| vmware/pyvmomi-community-samples | examples | 32 |
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