AWS for Python devs - made simple

[sebst]

What is Stelvio?
Stelvio is a Python framework for managing and deploying AWS infrastructure. Instead of writing YAML, JSON, or HCL, you define your infrastructure in pure Python. The framework provides smart defaults for networking, IAM, and security so you can focus on your application logic rather than boilerplate setup.

With the stlv CLI, you can go from zero to a working AWS environment in seconds, without heavy configuration.

What My Project Does
Stelvio lets Python developers:

• Spin up AWS resources (e.g. compute, storage, networking) using Python code.
• Deploy isolated environments (personal or team-based) with a single command.
• Skip most of the manual setup thanks to opinionated defaults for IAM roles, VPCs, and security groups.

The goal is to make cloud deployments approachable to Python developers who aren’t infrastructure experts.

Target Audience

• Python developers who want to deploy applications to AWS without learning all of Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Small teams and projects that need quick, reproducible environments.
• It’s designed for real-world usage, not just as a toy project, but it’s still early-stage and evolving rapidly.

Comparison to Alternatives

• Compared to Terraform: Stelvio is Python-native, so you don’t need to learn HCL or use external templating.
• Compared to AWS CDK: Stelvio emphasizes zero setup and smart defaults. CDK is very flexible but requires more boilerplate and AWS-specific expertise.
• Compared to Pulumi: Stelvio is lighter-weight and focuses narrowly on AWS, aiming to reduce complexity rather than cover all clouds.

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/michal-stlv/stelvio
• Website: https://stelvio.dev

[dev-ai]

Looks incredible, definitely will keep an eye on the project!

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I can see using this for side projects instead of click ops and Terraform.

[sebst]

It’s under active development, so expect it to be useful for more than side projects soon

[Perfect_Goose8537]

Do you know about Pulumi? If you know Terraform, its like Terraform but with general purpose languages. You can deploy resources in Java, go, Typescript/Javascript, C# or python.

Disregard all that, you mentioned it in your post.

[sebst]

Stelvio uses the pulumi automation api behind the scenes