# 🦜️🔗 LangChain Classic

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Looking for the JS/TS version? Check out [LangChain.js](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchainjs).

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## Quick Install

```bash
pip install langchain-classic
```

## 🤔 What is this?

Legacy chains, `langchain-community` re-exports, indexing API, deprecated functionality, and more.

In most cases, you should be using the main [`langchain`](https://pypi.org/project/langchain/) package.

## 📖 Documentation

For 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).

## 📕 Releases & Versioning

See our [Releases](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/release-policy) and [Versioning](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/versioning) policies.

## 💁 Contributing

As 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.

For detailed information on how to contribute, see the [Contributing Guide](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/contributing/overview).
