> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.galileo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Get started using the Galileo Python SDK

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  <Card title="Python SDK" icon="python" horizontal href="https://pypi.org/project/galileo/">
    The Galileo Python SDK on PyPI.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Python SDK GitHub repo" icon="github" horizontal href="https://github.com/rungalileo/galileo-python">
    The GitHub repo for the Galileo Python SDK.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Installation

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  ```bash Pip theme={null}
  pip install galileo
  ```

  ```bash uv theme={null}
  uv pip install galileo
  ```

  ```bash Poetry theme={null}
  poetry add galileo
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  If you are using the free version of Galileo, there is no need to set the `GALILEO_CONSOLE_URL` environment variable.
</Note>

If you are using the OpenAI wrapper, you need to install the optional OpenAI dependencies.

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  ```bash Pip theme={null}
  pip install "galileo[openai]"
  ```

  ```bash uv theme={null}
  uv pip install "galileo[openai]"
  ```

  ```bash Poetry theme={null}
  poetry add "galileo[openai]"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Initialization/Authentication

You can configure Galileo using environment variables:

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  ```ini .env theme={null}
  # Your Galileo API key
  GALILEO_API_KEY="your-galileo-api-key"

  # Your Galileo project name
  GALILEO_PROJECT="your-galileo-project-name"

  # The name of the Log stream you want to use for logging
  GALILEO_LOG_STREAM="your-galileo-log-stream "

  # Provide the console url below if you are using a
  # custom deployment, and not using the free tier, or app.galileo.ai.
  # This will look something like “console.galileo.yourcompany.com”.
  # GALILEO_CONSOLE_URL="your-galileo-console-url"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  If you are using the free version of Galileo, there is no need to set the `GALILEO_CONSOLE_URL` environment variable.
</Note>