python-library-quickstart.md

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Python Library Setup

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Our open source python library allows you to use Kiln from your codebase. This can be as simple as accessing a Kiln dataset from a notebook, or as advanced as running any of our features from code.

Installation

To install Kiln, run the following command:

pip install kiln_ai

Library Docs & Examples

Our library docs include an API reference for all of the library's features.

The docs include several quick-start examples to get up and running:

• Using the Kiln Data Model
  • Understanding the Kiln Data Model
  • Datamodel Overview
  • Load a Project
  • Load an Existing Dataset into a Kiln Task Dataset
  • Using your Kiln Dataset in a Notebook or Project
  • Using Kiln Dataset in Pandas

Web/REST API

We also offer a self-hostable REST API for Kiln, based on FastAPI.