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 > [!NOTE]
 > Using Redis with the async client (big segments or a persistent data store) requires `redis>=4.2.0`, the version that introduced `redis.asyncio`. The `redis` extra itself still permits older versions for synchronous use, so install `redis>=4.2.0` when using Redis with the async client.
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+> Using DynamoDB with the async client requires the separate `async-dynamodb` extra (`aioboto3`), distinct from the synchronous `dynamodb` extra: `pip install launchdarkly-server-sdk[async,async-dynamodb]`.
 
 An async implementation, `AsyncLDClient`, is available for use with `asyncio`-based applications. It uses `aiohttp` for HTTP and requires installing the optional `async` extra: