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Durable Actors for Python

Durable actors and typed clients, backed by the Rust runtime.

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Quickstart

Requires Node.js 22.19+, pnpm, Python 3.11+, and uv.

pnpm dlx durable-actors init my-actors --template python
cd my-actors
pnpm install
uv sync

Define src/actors.py. Every instance field must use persisted() or ephemeral(). Persisted fields are stored in SQLite. Litestream is installed and managed automatically with the runtime; local development persists to the filesystem. Wrap persisted fields with emitted() to broadcast saved changes.

from durable_actors import Actor, emitted, persisted

class Counter(Actor):
    count: int = emitted(persisted(0))

    def increment(self, amount: int = 1) -> int:
        self.count += amount
        return self.count
pnpm exec durable-actors dev

Call an actor

In another terminal in the same directory, generate the client:

pnpm exec durable-actors generate

Save as client.py and run uv run client.py:

from generated import actors

counter = actors.Counter.get("one")
print(counter.increment())

Use the client in another application

Copy the entire generated package, including its helper modules, into the application. From that application's root, install the client runtime:

uv add durable-actors

This installs the runtime dependencies automatically. The [codegen] extras are only needed to generate or regenerate clients, not to run them.

Subscribe to state

Callbacks receive complete typed snapshots on a background thread. Keep the process running while listening; the context manager closes the subscription.

from generated import actors

counter = actors.Counter.get("one")
with counter.subscribe(lambda state: print(state.count), on_error=print):
    counter.increment()
    input("Press Enter to stop.\n")

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