> ## Documentation Index
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# CyborgDB - Python SDK Reference

> `v0.18.x`

The **CyborgDB** Python SDK is a client for the CyborgDB service. It creates encrypted indexes, upserts and retrieves vectors, runs vector, hybrid (BM25 + vector), and metadata-only queries, and manages per-index users. It includes a LangChain vector store, `cyborgdb.CyborgVectorStore`.

The package is available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/cyborgdb/) and the source code is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/cyborginc/cyborgdb-py).

## Installation

```bash theme={null}
pip install cyborgdb
```

## Prerequisites

Before using the CyborgDB Python SDK, you need to have the CyborgDB service running:

```bash theme={null}
# Install the CyborgDB service
pip install cyborgdb-service

# Or pull the Docker image
docker pull cyborginc/cyborgdb-service

# Start the service
cyborgdb-service

# Or run the Docker container
docker run -p 8000:8000 cyborginc/cyborgdb-service
```

For detailed service setup instructions, see our quickstart guides for [Docker](../guides/intro/quickstart-docker) and [Python](../guides/intro/quickstart-python).


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