How to Install Pandas on AWS Lambda Function
#awslambda
Step by step guide on how to install pandas to work in an AWS Lambda function using the aws console. Pandas is a super helpful library but does not come installed natively on aws lambda so there are a couple of steps that need to be taken if you want to run Lambda functions that leverage this library.
installation links from video
Pandas wheel file: https://pypi.org/project/pandas/#files
Pytz wheel file: https://pypi.org/project/pytz/#files
medium article with steps written: / how-to-add-python-pandas-layer-to-aws-lambda
timestamps
00:00 introduction
00:33 download wheel files
01:32 unpack wheel files
03:01 zip python files
04:12 create pandas lambda layer
04:56 add lambda layer with numpy