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id: starlette
version: "1.6.0"
license: BSD-3-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# starlette — The little ASGI library that shines.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install starlette
uv add starlette
poetry add starlette

## Description

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    <em>✨ The little ASGI framework that shines. ✨</em>
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**Documentation**: <a href="https://starlette.dev/"...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Starlette is a lightweight ASGI framework for building async web services in Python, offering HTTP routing, WebSocket support, middleware, and background tasks with minimal dependencies.

Verdict: Starlette is a production-ready, actively maintained ASGI framework in the top 100 PyPI packages with minimal dependencies and no known vulnerabilities. Its permissive BSD license and low install friction make it suitable for building async web services, though you must separately install an ASGI server to deploy.

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