AWS Lambda Layers Step by Step Tutorial | Python Libraries Management

In this tutorial, I provided a step by step instruction on how to create lambda layers with pandas and requests using docker, and how to use them in a lambda function.

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0:00 - 3:03: Intro
3:04 - 11:33: Lambda Layer Deployment Package Creation
11:34 - 12:55: Lambda Layer Creation
12:56 - 17:37: Use Lambda Layers in a Lambda Function

[pa]

very very very good tutorial! If all tutorials were made like this our lives would be significantly easier.

[renukasrivastava]

Great video. Thanks. Somethings were missing but still helped a lot

[georgesmith]

Awesome info, gave you a thumbs-up, of course. Two suggestions: 1. Show a simple diagram that explains install docker, create a container, then a python environment in that container, which then does all the work and spits out the zip file with the library outside the container (a picture is worth a thousand words). 2. Suggest using virtual box with a Linux VM as an alternative - not everyone like containers :)

[capocianni]

I had issues like image named aws_lambda_builder_image, you should first build it with "docker build . -t aws_lambda_builder_image"

Then in runner_sh, add quotes on $container_name and $docker_image. It should look like "$container_name"

[georgelza]

i'm stuck when trying to import confluent_kafka as a layer, it keeps saying can't find confluent_kafka.cimpl.
I've even tried what you showed as 1:09, still same problem (as just a work around).
curious, is there a permission that needs to be assigned to a lambda function to get access to a lambda layer ?

[indraalapati]

Thank you for explaining the layers concept. How are these layers helpful in production ? Because I don't want to edit the code on console in production and moreover the code is shared in the repo. Can we pass handler to layer along with libs to execute my business logic instead of editing directly on console ?

[MMeffert]

Great video! Thank you. Can you supply the code you pasted?

[chanpreetsingh]

build the image first docker build . -t aws_lambda_builder_image

[mikecmw]

Too much for a lambda layer. Why would you even use docker?

[ManojKumar-zngf]

Thanks for the video, it was very clear and precise, In the same way, I wanted to use the azure-identity package with my aws lambda function so for that purpose I created a directory and installed the azure-identity package using the pip command then converted it into a zip file and uploaded it to AWS lambda function along with function.py file. When I ran the script I got the import error stating that
Error Message: {
"errorMessage": "Unable to import module 'lambda_function': cannot import name 'x509' from (unknown location)",
"errorType": "Runtime.ImportModuleError",
"requestId": "3e17800f-0330-40f5-af54-69d860fbfdc1",
"stackTrace": []
} which is the dependent package for the azure-identity package. I would be grateful if you could please help me on how to fix this issue.