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How to Create and Use Lambda Layers Using AWS

Learn how to Create and Use Lambda Layers Using AWS!

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What you'll learn

In this tutorial, Principal Training Architect Andru Estes goes over how to easily package and reuse code across organizations and accounts using Lambda layers. You’ll learn how to:

  • Navigate the AWS console to create a Lambda layer
  • Implement and test a custom virus scanning tool outside of Python’s default run-time
  • Use your Lambda layer to scan objects that get placed into an S3 bucket

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