Abseil Python Common Libraries

This repository is a collection of Python library code for building Python applications. The code is collected from Google's own Python code base, and has been extensively tested and used in production.

Features

Simple application startup
Distributed commandline flags system
Custom logging module with additional features
Testing utilities

Getting Started

Installation

To install the package, simply run:

pip install absl-py

Or install from source:

python setup.py install

Running Tests

To run Abseil tests, we use bazel:

bazel test absl/...

Example Code

Please refer to smoke_tests/smoke_test.py as an example to get started.

Documentation

Full documentation is forthcoming on https://abseil.io. For now, please refer to the in-code Python docstrings.

Future Releases

The current repository includes an initial set of libraries for early adoption. More components and interoperability with Abseil C++ Common Libraries will come in future releases.

Disclaimer

This is not an official Google product.

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