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Plugins
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Let's Encrypt client supports dynamic discovery of plugins through the
`setuptools entry points`_. This way you can, for example, create a
custom implementation of
`~letsencrypt.interfaces.IAuthenticator` or the
'~letsencrypt.interfaces.IInstaller' without having to
merge it with the core upstream source code. An example is provided in
``examples/plugins/`` directory.

Please be aware though that as this client is still in a developer-preview
stage, the API may undergo a few changes. If you believe the plugin will be
beneficial to the community, please consider submitting a pull request to the
repo and we will update it with any necessary API changes.

.. _`setuptools entry points`:
  https://pythonhosted.org/setuptools/setuptools.html#dynamic-discovery-of-services-and-plugins