Prefect Python Workflow Orchestration Framework for Data Pipelines

Prefect is a Python workflow orchestration framework for building resilient data pipelines. Add scheduling, retries, caching, and observability to any Python script with simple decorators. Monitor workflows through the self-hosted Prefect server or managed Prefect Cloud dashboard.

Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:

• pip install -U prefect
• uv add prefect

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• Prefect is a workflow orchestration framework for building data pipelines in Python.
• Prefect requires Python 3.10+. To install the latest version of Prefect, run one of the following commands:
• Then create and run a Python file that uses Prefect flow and task decorators to orchestrate and observe your workflow - in this case, a simple script that fetches the number of GitHub stars from a repository:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

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• Source: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/HEAD/README.md

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange