Python3 and aws-cli version differ

Question

I installed aws-cli following the aws docs

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2-mac.html

$ curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg"
$ sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target /

When I verify their existence I get different Python versions.

$ python3 --version
Python 3.9.6

$ aws --version
aws-cli/2.2.26 Python/3.8.8 Darwin/20.6.0 exe/x86_64 prompt/off

Is this expected?

Answer 1

yeah that's expected. The CLI doesn't use your OS'es python, one is bundled into .pkg file as well as all other dependencies. This simplifies installation, testing and development. you can mess around with your OS's python all you like without breaking the CLI.

the guts of the code for this is here: https://github.com/aws/aws-cli/blob/v2/scripts/make-bundle