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id: google-cloud-dlp
version: "3.38.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# google-cloud-dlp — Google Cloud Dlp API client library

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install google-cloud-dlp
uv add google-cloud-dlp
poetry add google-cloud-dlp

## Description

Python Client for Sensitive Data Protection (DLP)
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`Sensitive Data Protection (DLP)`_: Discover and protect your sensitive data. A fully managed service designed
to help you discover, classify, and protect your valuable data assets with
ease.

- `Client Library Documentation`_
- `Product Documentation`_

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.. _Sensitive Data Protection (DLP): https://cloud.google.com/dlp/
.. _Client Library Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/dlp/latest/summary_overview
.. _Product Documentation:  https://cloud.google.com/dlp/

Quick Start
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In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

1. `Select or create a Cloud Platform...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Python client library for Google Cloud's Sensitive Data Protection (DLP) service, enabling discovery, classification, and protection of sensitive data through a managed cloud API.

Verdict: Production-ready, well-maintained Google Cloud client for DLP operations. No known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and low install friction make it suitable for applications needing cloud-native data protection. Requires Python 3.10+ and Google Cloud authentication setup.

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