# 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:
```bash
pip install absl-py
```
Or install from source:
```bash
python setup.py install
```
### Running Tests
To run Abseil tests, we use [bazel](https://bazel.build/):
```bash
bazel test absl/...
```
### Example Code
Please refer to [smoke_tests/smoke_test.py](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.
## License
The Abseil Python library is licensed under the terms of the Apache
license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information.