Getting Started with the Agora Edge App Python SDK

The Python SDK provides modules for developing an Agora Edge App using Python 3.8 or higher. All examples assume this has been installed.

You should also update 'pip':

> pip install -U pip

Create an Edge App

The Agora Edge App Python SDK provides the following modules combined within one Python package called agoraiot:

• agora_logging
• agora_busclient
• agora_config
• agora_utils

To install the package use:

> pip install agoraiot

"Hello World!"

Create a helloWorld.py file:

from agoraiot import logger

logger.info("Hello World!")

Execute using Python:

> python helloWorld.py

Creating an Edge Application Container Image

Create the following files:

helloworld.py [from above]
Dockerfile

Dockerfile:

FROM alpine:3.17
USER root
ENV PATH="${PATH}:/sbin"
RUN apk add bash gcompat libc6-compat icu-libs krb5-libs libgcc libintl libssl1.1 libstdc++ zlib python3 py3-pip
RUN pip install agoraiot
ADD ./src src
CMD python3 src/helloWorld.py

Run the following command:

> docker build .