1# 🦜️🔗 LangChain Classic23[![PyPI - Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/langchain-classic?label=%20)](https://pypi.org/project/langchain-classic/#history)4[![PyPI - License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/langchain-classic)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)5[![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pepy/dt/langchain-classic)](https://pypistats.org/packages/langchain-classic)6[![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/url/https/twitter.com/langchain_oss.svg?style=social&label=Follow%20%40LangChain)](https://x.com/langchain_oss)78Looking for the JS/TS version? Check out [LangChain.js](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchainjs).910To help you ship LangChain apps to production faster, check out [LangSmith](https://www.langchain.com/langsmith).11[LangSmith](https://www.langchain.com/langsmith) is a unified developer platform for building, testing, and monitoring LLM applications.1213## Quick Install1415```bash16uv add langchain-classic17```1819## 🤔 What is this?2021Legacy chains, `langchain-community` re-exports, indexing API, deprecated functionality, and more.2223In most cases, you should be using the main [`langchain`](https://pypi.org/project/langchain/) package.2425## 📖 Documentation2627For full documentation, see the [API reference](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain_classic). For conceptual guides, tutorials, and examples on using LangChain, see the [LangChain Docs](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/overview).2829## 📕 Releases & Versioning3031See our [Releases](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/release-policy) and [Versioning](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/versioning) policies.3233## 💁 Contributing3435As an open-source project in a rapidly developing field, we are extremely open to contributions, whether it be in the form of a new feature, improved infrastructure, or better documentation.3637For detailed information on how to contribute, see the [Contributing Guide](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/contributing/overview).3839## Resources4041- [LangChain Academy](https://academy.langchain.com/) — comprehensive, free courses on LangChain libraries and products, made by the LangChain team42- [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/?tab=coc-ov-file) — community guidelines and standards