dlt (data load tool)

dlt (data load tool) is a lightweight, production-ready Python library that simplifies extracting and loading data from any source into structured datasets.

Key Features:

• Auto Schema Inference — Automatically detect and evolve schemas as your data sources change.
• Any Source to Any Destination — Load from REST APIs, databases, files, and Python data structures.
• No Infrastructure — Import as a Python library with no backends, containers, or complex setup.
• LLM-Ready — Build pipelines with AI code editors using dltHub Context assets and skills.
• Pipeline Composition — Chain extract and load steps into reproducible, version-controlled pipelines.
• 6M+ Downloads — Trusted by 8,000+ companies in production with 600+ Snowflake customers.

Whether you're ingesting API data, loading files into a lakehouse, or building AI-powered ETL, dlt provides a Pythonic way to move data reliably.