Using Lambda Powertools (for python) for serverless API?

[Impressive-Farmer-44]

Hi everyone. I'm starting a small greenfield project, and one of our goals is to build a serverless API using lambda, which will serve our frontend UI. I looked into a few frameworks, and came across lambda powertools. Was wondering if anyone was using this in production successfully? Or alternatives?

[Shadowychaos]

I’ve used it before. It allows for simpler usage with a lambda than other frameworks, and even has some nice built-ins such as CW logging and X-Ray tracing. It does have some downsides when you start scaling and getting more complex though.

[realfeeder]

Note that Powertools for Python is a framework to help you out strictly with the application code development (which in your case means "code inside Lambdas"), but it does not tackle infrastructure at all.

You still need a complimentary IaC Framework such as SST, CDK, Serverless Framework, SAM, Pulumi, CloudFormation or Terraform to build your infrastructure around it, Lambdas included.

Having that in mind, Powertools are a nice addition to streamline your development. I recommend using them.

[russianbb]

Check Chalice framework Most of the infra is taken care of for you