mkdir tmp cd tmp virtualenv v-env source ./v-env/bin/activate pip install nltk deactivate mkdir python cd python cp -r ../v-env/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/* . cd .. zip -r nltk_layer.zip python aws lambda publish-layer-version --layer-name demo-layer --zip-file fileb://nltk_layer.zip --compatible-runtimes python3.7