> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using dlt in Paradime

> Guides for building and running dlt (data load tool) pipelines alongside your dbt™ projects in Paradime.

Use dlt (data load tool) within Paradime to ingest data from external sources into your warehouse, running Python pipelines side-by-side with your dbt™ transformations.

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  <Card title="dlt Credentials via Environment Variables" href="/guides/using-dlt-in-paradime/dlt-source-and-destination-credentials-via-environment-variables" icon="key">
    Learn how dlt maps environment variables to source and destination credentials so you can configure pipelines without secrets files.
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  <Card title="Google Sheets to Snowflake Pipeline" href="/guides/using-dlt-in-paradime/python-data-pipeline-using-dlthub-google-sheets-to-snowflake" icon="table">
    Build a Python data pipeline that extracts data from Google Sheets and loads it into Snowflake using dltHub and Paradime.
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  <Card title="Reuse dbt™ BigQuery Credentials in dlt" href="/guides/using-dlt-in-paradime/reuse-dbt-tm-connection-credentials-in-dlt-pipelines-bigquery" icon="database">
    Authenticate dlt BigQuery pipelines by reusing the credentials already defined in your dbt™ profiles.yml — no duplication needed.
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## Related topics

- [Using Defer to Production in Paradime](/guides/paradime-fundamentals/dbt-tm-defer-to-production.md)
- [Paradime Docs Tool](/products/dino-ai/tools-and-features/paradime-docs-tool.md)
- [What is Paradime.io](/start-here/what-is-paradime.io.md)
- [dlt Data Pipeline - Google Sheets to Snowflake](/guides/using-dlt-in-paradime/python-data-pipeline-using-dlthub-google-sheets-to-snowflake.md)
- [dlt Source and Destination Credentials via Environment Variables](/guides/using-dlt-in-paradime/dlt-source-and-destination-credentials-via-environment-variables.md)