# Beat customization

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-customization/142351>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [July 31, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-customization/142351 "2018-07-31T11:33:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sumanjha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sumanjha](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sumanjha)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-customization/142351/1 "2018-07-31T11:33:56Z")

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Hi,  
Can we develop beats solely using python??

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_cholakian1/32/3612_2.png) [@Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Cholakian1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-customization/142351/2 "2018-07-31T19:35:47Z")

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No, beats are written in go. Please see our [contributing](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/devguide/current/beats-contributing.html) docs for further information on writing a beat.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beat-customization/142351/3 "2018-08-28T21:35:50Z")

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