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Arker Python SDK

Use the Arker Python SDK to fork VMs, run commands, and sync files.

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Install

pip install arker

The SDK requires Python 3.10 or later.

Get started

Sign up and get your API key at arker.ai/console.

ARKER_API_KEY, ARKER_PROVIDER, and ARKER_REGION must be set in the environment or passed directly to Arker().

Fork a source VM, run a command, sync a file, and delete the VM:

from arker import Arker

arker = Arker()
vm = arker.fork(source_vm_name="ubuntu-coding")

result = vm.run("python3 -c 'print(2 + 2)'")
print(result.stdout.decode())

vm.sync("/tmp/hello.txt", "hello from Arker")
print(vm.sync("/tmp/hello.txt").decode())

vm.delete()

Documentation and examples

Read the Arker documentation and browse the runnable examples.

License

Apache-2.0

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