:py:mod:`gateways`
==================

.. py:module:: conda.gateways

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   Gateways isolate interaction of conda code with the outside world.  Disk manipulation,
   database interaction, and remote requests should all be through various gateways.  Functions
   and methods in ``conda.gateways`` must use ``conda.models`` for arguments and return values.

   Conda modules importable from ``conda.gateways`` are

   - ``conda._vendor``
   - ``conda.common``
   - ``conda.models``
   - ``conda.gateways``

   Conda modules off limits for import within ``conda.gateways`` are

   - ``conda.api``
   - ``conda.cli``
   - ``conda.client``
   - ``conda.core``

   Conda modules strictly prohibited from importing ``conda.gateways`` are

   - ``conda.api``
   - ``conda.cli``
   - ``conda.client``



.. toctree::
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   :maxdepth: 3

   anaconda_client/index.rst
   connection/index.rst
   disk/index.rst
   logging/index.rst
   repodata/index.rst
   subprocess/index.rst