{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python client library for Avalara's AvaTax REST v2 API, enabling tax calculation, transaction creation, and tax compliance operations through a single authenticated interface.","skillfed_tags":["tax-compliance","rest-api-client","avatax"],"use_cases":["Calculate sales tax liability for e-commerce transactions across multiple jurisdictions.","Create and commit tax transactions in AvaTax for audit trail and compliance reporting.","Validate customer addresses and determine applicable tax rates before checkout.","Integrate tax compliance into billing or invoicing systems via the AvaTax REST API.","Build transaction models programmatically using the TransactionBuilder utility for complex multi-line orders."],"what_it_does":"The Avalara package is a Python SDK that wraps Avalara's AvaTax REST v2 API, allowing developers to integrate tax calculation and compliance operations into their applications. It provides an authenticated client that handles API communication, request formatting, and response parsing, with support for creating transactions, querying tax data, and managing company configurations. The SDK includes a TransactionBuilder utility to simplify the construction of complex tax transaction models.\n\nThe package depends only on requests for HTTP communication and is designed for both sandbox testing and production use. It requires valid Avalara credentials and network connectivity to the AvaTax service. The client is initialized with application metadata (name, version, machine name) and an environment flag, then authenticated with account credentials before making API calls.","worth_installing":"Yes, with conditions. The package is actively maintained and has no known vulnerabilities, making it suitable for production use if you are an Avalara customer. However, verify the license terms before committing, confirm Python version compatibility for your environment, and investigate the high install friction to ensure it does not block your deployment pipeline. The single dependency (requests) is standard and low-risk."},"id":"avalara","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/avalara","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/avalara.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/avalara/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-27","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"Avalara","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Avalara Tax Python SDK."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":141636,"position":11236,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"26.7.3"}