How to install AWS EB CLI on Windows

The AWS Elastic Beanstalk Command Line Interface (EB CLI) is a command line client that you can use to create, configure, and manage Elastic Beanstalk environments. This CLI is an alternative for “aws elasticbeanstalk”.

Step 1: Install Python

The EB CLI is developed in Python and requires Python version 2.7, 3.4, or later.

1. Download the Python 3.7 Windows x86-64 executable installer from the downloads page of Python.org. 

2. Run the installer. 

3. Choose Add python.exe to PATH. 

4. Choose Install Now. 

After installation verify that Python and pip are both installed correctly by using the following commands.

python --version

pip --version

Step 2: Install EB CLI

Install the EB CLI using below pip command.

pip install awsebcli --upgrade –user

Add the executable path, %USERPROFILE%\AppData\roaming\Python\Python311\scripts, to your PATH environment variable. The location might be different, depending on whether you install Python for one user or all users.

Verify that the EB CLI is installed correctly.