# avro

> Avro is a serialization and RPC framework.

- **URL**: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/avro
- **Author**: Apache Avro
- **Category**: Frameworks
- **Latest version**: `1.12.1` (2026-04-21)
- **License**: Apache License 2.0
- **Homepage**: https://avro.apache.org/
- **Language**: Python
- **Registry**: pypi (`avro`)
- **Tags**: `avro`, `pypi`, `rpc`, `serialization`

## Description

## Apache Avro™

Apache Avro™ is a data serialization system. To learn more, please visit our [website](https://avro.apache.org/).


### Documentation

Apache Avro documentation is maintained on our [wiki](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AVRO/Index).


### Contributing

To contribute to Avro, please read [How to Contribute](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/AVRO/How+To+Contribute) on the wiki.


### License, Credits and Acknowledgements

License, credits and acknowledgements are maintained in the [LICENSE.txt](https://github.com/apache/avro/blob/main/LICENSE.txt) and [NOTICE.txt](https://github.com/apache/avro/blob/main/NOTICE.txt) in the source code repository. Those files are also included with the installed package.

## Recent releases

| Version | Date | Urgency | Changes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `1.12.1` | 2026-04-21 | Low | Imported from PyPI (1.12.1) |

## Citation

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