.. _selector-provider:

Selector providers
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.. currentmodule:: dependency_injector.providers

:py:class:`Selector` provider selects provider based on the configuration value or other callable.

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   :language: python
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:py:class:`Selector` provider has a callable called ``selector`` and a dictionary of providers.

The ``selector`` callable is provided as a first positional argument. It can be
:py:class:`Configuration` provider or any other callable. It has to return a string value.
This value is used as a key for selecting the provider from the dictionary of providers.

The providers are provided as keyword arguments. Argument name is used as a key for
selecting the provider.

Full example:

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   :language: python
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