**Developer Preview** — This documentation covers the AWS SDK for Python, which is in Developer Preview and intended for evaluation and testing only. Do not use it for production workloads. For production applications, use the [AWS SDK for Python (Boto3)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/boto3/latest/guide/quickstart.html). To understand the differences between the two SDKs, see [Choosing the right AWS SDK for Python](choosing-sdk.md).

# Getting started with the AWS SDK for Python
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The topics in this chapter walk you through the essential steps to begin building asynchronous Python applications that connect to AWS services: installing the SDK, configuring credentials, and running two working examples.

**Topics**
+ [Overview](getting-started-overview.md)
+ [Prerequisites and installation](getting-started-prerequisites-installation.md)
+ [Authenticating with AWS using the AWS SDK for Python](getting-started-authentication.md)
+ [Example 1: Make asynchronous calls to Amazon DynamoDB](getting-started-dynamodb.md)
+ [Example 2: Stream audio bidirectionally with Amazon Transcribe](getting-started-transcribe-streaming.md)