generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/qubole/qds-sdk-py + https://docs.qubole.com/en/latest/
clis:
- name: qds.py
  ships_with: qds-sdk (Python SDK)
  install: pip install qds-sdk
  repo: https://github.com/qubole/qds-sdk-py
  auth: Reads the Qubole API token from the QDS_API_TOKEN environment variable or --token flag.
  description: >-
    Official command-line tool for the Qubole Data Service, installed alongside the
    Python SDK. Wraps the QDS REST API for submitting and managing commands, clusters,
    scheduler jobs, accounts, and more.
  command_groups:
  - name: hivecmd / prestocmd / sparkcmd / hadoopcmd / pigcmd / shellcmd / dbtapquerycmd / dbexportcmd / dbimportcmd
    purpose: Submit, check status, cancel, and fetch results/logs for data commands by engine.
  - name: cluster
    purpose: Create, list, update, start, terminate, and inspect compute clusters.
  - name: scheduler
    purpose: Create and manage recurring scheduled jobs.
  - name: account
    purpose: Manage account settings and credentials.
  - name: report
    purpose: Retrieve usage and canvas reports.
  - name: dbtap / hivemetadata / app
    purpose: Manage data stores, Hive metadata, and Spark apps.
- name: afctl
  ships_with: afctl (standalone)
  install: pip install afctl
  repo: https://github.com/qubole/afctl
  description: >-
    Qubole's Apache Airflow project-management CLI for initializing, generating,
    testing, and deploying Airflow projects. Complements the core QDS tooling.
notes: The CLI binaries are catalogued in packages/qubole-packages.yml; this artifact captures their command surface.