For similar capabilities to Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics, consider Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB. It offers simplified data ingestion and single-digit millisecond query response times for real-time analytics. Learn more [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/timestream-for-influxdb.html).

# Python
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To get started with the [Python SDK](https://aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-python/) and Amazon Timestream, complete the prerequisites, described below.

Once you've completed the necessary prerequisites for the Python SDK, you can get started with the [Code samples](code-samples.md).

## Prerequisites
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To use Python, install and configure Boto3, following the instructions [here](https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/index.html).

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for Amazon Timestream. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query timestream` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).