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What is Babar?

Babar is an extra-light API that enables Hadoop to use Python functions. As the goal is to keep the API as small and light as possible, the API only contains four methods!
Solutions for Hadoop/Python already exist, but they are either not up to date with the latest Hadoop versions, or they are not flexible enough for chained map/reduce tasks. Babar is intended to be as small and flexible as possible. Here is what you can do from here:

• Read a short tutorial: Getting started with Babar in 5 minutes
• Browse the source code
• See the examples coded with Babar
• Have a look at the Babar API Reference
• In case you have issues with the PDDS, read the Debugging Tips for Babar page
• Learn more about Babar the Elephant and his friends from the Elephant Realm on Wikipedia