pulumi-python

Pulumi Python Skill

Development Workflow

1. Project Setup

# Create new Python project
pulumi new python

# Or with a cloud-specific template
pulumi new aws-python
pulumi new azure-python
pulumi new gcp-python

Project structure:

my-project/
├── Pulumi.yaml
├── __main__.py
├── requirements.txt     # or pyproject.toml
└── venv/                # Virtual environment

2. Pulumi ESC Integration

Use Pulumi ESC for centralized secrets and configuration instead of stack config files.

Link ESC environment to stack:

# Create ESC environment
pulumi env init myorg/myproject-dev

# Edit environment
pulumi env edit myorg/myproject-dev

# Link to Pulumi stack
pulumi config env add myorg/myproject-dev

ESC environment definition (YAML):

values:
  # Static configuration
  pulumiConfig:
    aws:region: us-west-2
    myapp:instanceType: t3.medium

  # Dynamic OIDC credentials for AWS
  aws:
    login:
      fn::open::aws-login:
        oidc:
          roleArn: arn:aws:iam::123456789:role/pulumi-oidc
          sessionName: pulumi-deploy

  # Pull secrets from AWS Secrets Manager
  secrets:
    fn::open::aws-secrets:
      region: us-west-2
      login: ${aws.login}
      get:
        dbPassword:
          secretId: prod/database/password

  # Expose to environment variables
  environmentVariables:
    AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${aws.login.accessKeyId}
    AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${aws.login.secretAccessKey}
    AWS_SESSION_TOKEN: ${aws.login.sessionToken}

Validate ESC environment:

# View resolved values (verify no errors)
pulumi env open myorg/myproject-dev

# Check for missing required values
pulumi env open myorg/myproject-dev --format json | jq .

3. Python Patterns

Basic resource creation:

import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

# Get configuration from ESC
config = pulumi.Config()
instance_type = config.require("instanceType")

# Create resources with proper tagging
bucket = aws.s3.Bucket(
    "my-bucket",
    versioning=aws.s3.BucketVersioningArgs(
        enabled=True,
    ),
    server_side_encryption_configuration=aws.s3.BucketServerSideEncryptionConfigurationArgs(
        rule=aws.s3.BucketServerSideEncryptionConfigurationRuleArgs(
            apply_server_side_encryption_by_default=aws.s3.BucketServerSideEncryptionConfigurationRuleApplyServerSideEncryptionByDefaultArgs(
                sse_algorithm="AES256",
            ),
        ),
    ),
    tags={
        "Environment": pulumi.get_stack(),
        "ManagedBy": "Pulumi",
    },
)

# Export outputs
pulumi.export("bucket_name", bucket.id)
pulumi.export("bucket_arn", bucket.arn)