Using redis with your Python applications just got a whole lot easier! The Yahoo Python Platform team is excited to release redislite, a Python module that allows using redis without the need to install and configure a separate redis server.

The redislite module is easy to integrate into existing Python applications that use the existing redis module. Check it out at https://pypi.python.org/pypi/redislite for more information.

At Yahoo, our Python developers frequently need to create new development environments on multiple platforms. The redislite module simplifies this process. This speeds up our new developer on-boarding and makes it easy for developers to have a working software stack to test on locally.

We’re pleased that we can share our learnings with the community, and collaborate with others on this project. If you’d like to start contributing, don’t hesitate to fork our repo or open an issue at https://github.com/yahoo/redislite

Dwight Hubbard (@dwighthubbard) and the Yahoo Python Platform and Openstack teams