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# Overview

`upstash-ratelimit` is a connectionless rate limiting library for Python,
designed to be used in serverless environments such as:

- AWS Lambda
- Vercel Serverless
- Google Cloud Functions
- and other environments where HTTP is preferred over TCP.

The SDK is currently compatible with Python 3.8 and above.

You can find the Github Repository [here](https://github.com/upstash/ratelimit-python).