Connect with Python
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This example connects to Redis®* service from Python, making use of the ``redis-py`` library.

Variables
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These are the placeholders you will need to replace in the code sample:

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Variable                Description
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``REDIS_URI``           URL for the Redis connection, from the service overview page
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Pre-requisites
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Install the ``redis-py`` library:

.. code::

   pip install redis

Code
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Create a new file named ``main.py``, add the following content and replace the placeholder with the Redis URI:

.. literalinclude:: /code/products/redis/connect.py
   :language: python

This code creates a key named ``key`` with the value ``hello world`` and no expiration time. Then, it gets the key back from Redis and prints its value.

Run the code:

.. code::
   
   python main.py

.. note::

   Note that on some systems you will need to use ``python3`` to get Python3 rather than the previous Python2

If the script runs successfully, the outputs should be:

.. code::
  
   The value of key is: hello world