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layout: post
title: "We Have Apps Now"
description: "A new subsystem that allows automations to be coded using Python"
date: 2016-08-09 14:00:00 -0400
date_formatted: "August 09, 2016"
date: 2016-08-16 06:00:00 -0400
date_formatted: "August 16, 2016"
author: Andrew Cockburn
comments: true
categories: How-To
og_image: /images/blog/default-social.png
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I have been working on a new subsystem to complement Home Assistant's Automation and Scripting components. `AppDaemon` is a python daemon that consumes events from Home Assistant and feeds them to snippets of python code called "Apps". An App is a Python class that is instantiated possibly multiple times from `AppDaemon` and registers callbacks for various system events. It is also able to inspect and set state and call services. The API provides a rich environment suited to home automation tasks that can also leverage all the power of Python.
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If this has whet your appetite, feel free to give it a try. You can find it, [here](https://github.com/acockburn/appdaemon), including full installation instructions, an API reference, and a number of fully fleshed out examples.
Happy Automating!