README.md
1Thrift Python Software Library
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3License
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23Using Thrift with Python
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26Thrift is provided as a set of Python packages. The top level package is
27thrift, and there are subpackages for the protocol, transport, and server
28code. Each package contains modules using standard Thrift naming conventions
29(i.e. TProtocol, TTransport) and implementations in corresponding modules
30(i.e. TSocket). There is also a subpackage reflection, which contains
31the generated code for the reflection structures.
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33The Python libraries can be installed manually using the provided setup.py
34file, or automatically using the install hook provided via autoconf/automake.
35To use the latter, become superuser and do make install.
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