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â ď¸ Requires Python 3.12 or higher
pip install python-injection
transient
, singleton
, constant
, and scoped
.async
and sync
environments.FastAPI
.Simply apply the decorators and the package takes care of the rest.
from injection import injectable, inject, singleton
@singleton
class Printer:
def __init__(self):
self.history = []
def print(self, message: str):
self.history.append(message)
print(message)
@injectable
class Service:
def __init__(self, printer: Printer):
self.printer = printer
def hello(self):
self.printer.print("Hello world!")
@inject
def main(service: Service):
service.hello()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
â ď¸ The package isn't threadsafe, for better performance in single-threaded applications and those using
asyncio
. So remember to usethreading.Lock
if you're writing a multithreaded program.
FAQs
Fast and easy dependency injection framework.
We found that python-injection demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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