{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/12"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python bindings to integrate Mercado Pago's payment APIs, enabling you to create orders, process payments, and manage transactions programmatically.","skillfed_tags":["payment-processing","mercado-pago","e-commerce"],"use_cases":["Accept online payments on an e-commerce site using the Orders API with card tokens and installment options.","Process recurring or subscription payments with automatic payment methods and stored credentials.","Integrate Mercado Pago Checkout Pro or Web Tokenize Checkout into a web application.","Query and manage payment history and transaction details programmatically.","Build a payment flow with custom headers and idempotency keys for reliable request handling."],"what_it_does":"The mercadopago package is the official Python SDK for Mercado Pago, a Latin American payment platform. It wraps Mercado Pago's REST APIs into a Python object model, letting you create orders, process payments, and manage transactions without building HTTP calls manually. The SDK supports both the modern Orders API (recommended for new integrations) and the legacy Payments API, with optional typed request dataclasses for schema validation.\n\nYou initialize the SDK with your access token, then call methods like `sdk.order().create()` or `sdk.payment().create()` with payment data as a dict or typed object. Responses come back as dicts keyed by 'response' and 'status'. The package depends only on requests and requires Python 3.10+, making it lightweight to add to existing projects.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and is MIT-licensed. Install it if you need to integrate Mercado Pago payments into a Python application. The only prerequisite is Python 3.10+ and a valid Mercado Pago account with an access token."},"id":"mercadopago","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mercadopago","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mercadopago.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/mercadopago/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"mercadopago","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Mercadopago SDK module for Payments integration"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":366125,"position":7205,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.5.0"}