Installation¶
Install the package with pip:
$ pip install limits
$ pip install limits[redis]
Includes
redis>3,!=4.5.2,!=4.5.3,<6.0.0
$ pip install limits[rediscluster]
Includes
redis>=4.2.0,!=4.5.2,!=4.5.3
$ pip install limits[memcached]
Includes
pymemcache>3,<5.0.0
$ pip install limits[mongodb]
Includes:
pymongo>4.1,<5
$ pip install limits[valkey]
Includes:
valkey>=6
More details around the specifics of each storage backend can be found in Storage Backends
Async Storage¶
If you are using an async code base you can install the storage dependencies along with the package using the following extras:
$ pip install limits[async-redis]
Includes:
coredis>=3.4.0,<5
Added in version 4.2: redis if installed can be used instead of coredis by setting
implementation to redispy.
See limits.aio.storage.RedisStorage for more details.
$ pip install limits[async-memcached]
Includes:
memcachio>=0.3
Changed in version 5.0: emcache if installed can be used instead of the new default
memcachio by setting implementation
to emcache.
$ pip install limits[async-mongodb]
Includes:
motor>=3,<4
$ pip install limits[async-valkey]
Includes:
valkey>=6