# How to Handle your Python packaging in Lambda with Serverless plugins

DevFeed: [How to Handle your Python packaging in Lambda with Serverless plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-handle-your-python-packaging-in-lambda-with-serverless-plugins-14389.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.serverless.com/blog/serverless-python-packaging>)

Author: Alex DeBrie

Published: 2017-08-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Serverless Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/serverless-blog.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>)

Tags: [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [aws-lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws-lambda.md>), [cloud-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-computing.md>), [dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependencies.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [faas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/faas.md>), [function-as-a-service](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/function-as-a-service.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [lambda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lambda.md>), [packaging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packaging.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [python-dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python-dependencies.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [serverless-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless-architecture.md>), [serverless-framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless-framework.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on handling Python dependencies in AWS Lambda functions using Serverless plugins to maintain development and production parity.

## Source excerpt

Handling Python dependencies in your Lambda functions can be a pain. Here's how I handle Python packaging with Serverless for dev/prod parity.