Avalara
Avalara Tax Python SDK.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
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.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires valid Avalara account credentials (username/account ID and password/license key) and network access to AvaTax service endpoints (sandbox or production).
- High install friction reported.
- Package is actively maintained (last commit 2026-07-27, 18 days old) and marked Production/Stable, but the single runtime dependency is requests, a standard library.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — License treatment is unclear—no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the package metadata. Verify the actual license terms in the repository before committing to a production integration.
last release 2026-07-27 (18 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-27 · 22 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 141,636 downloads/mo, #11,236 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
from avalara import AvataxClient
client = AvataxClient('my app', 'ver 1.0', 'my machine', 'sandbox')
client = client.add_credentials('USERNAME', 'PASSWORD')
response = client.ping()
print(response.text())- Whether the unclear license permits commercial use and redistribution.
- Current Python version support—classifiers list 2.7 and 3.6, but requires_python is unspecified.
- Whether high install friction is due to missing wheels, C extensions, or large package size.
What it is and 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.
The 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.
Use it for
- 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.
Worth the install?
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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.
Install
avalara on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction reported. Package is actively maintained (last commit 2026-07-27, 18 days old) and marked Production/Stable, but the single runtime dependency is requests, a standard library. No known vulnerabilities.
Requires valid Avalara account credentials (username/account ID and password/license key) and network access to AvaTax service endpoints (sandbox or production).
License in practice
License treatment is unclear—no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the package metadata. Verify the actual license terms in the repository before committing to a production integration.
Quickstart
from avalara import AvataxClient
client = AvataxClient('my app', 'ver 1.0', 'my machine', 'sandbox')
client = client.add_credentials('USERNAME', 'PASSWORD')
response = client.ping()
print(response.text())Verify before relying
- Whether the unclear license permits commercial use and redistribution.
- Current Python version support—classifiers list 2.7 and 3.6, but requires_python is unspecified.
- Whether high install friction is due to missing wheels, C extensions, or large package size.
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 18 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 141,636 / month, #11,236 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6 |
Evidence: avalara-26.7.3.tar.gz
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