daily-python

What it is and what it does

daily-python is a client SDK that lets you embed video and audio calling directly into Python applications running on desktop or server environments. It connects to Daily's meeting infrastructure via WebRTC, allowing your application to join meetings as a participant, send and receive media streams, manage remote participant permissions, and control recordings and live streams.

The SDK is designed for developers building voice and video agents, conversational AI systems, or applications that need real-time communication capabilities. It has no runtime dependencies, which keeps deployment lightweight. The package is actively maintained, recently released, and classified as production-stable. Installation requires Python 3.8+ and glibc 2.28+ on Linux; prebuilt wheels are available for common platforms.

Use it for:

• Build a voice or video agent that joins Daily meetings to interact with participants in real time.
• Create a server-side recording or monitoring application that joins meetings to capture or analyze streams.
• Develop a desktop application that adds video conferencing capabilities without building WebRTC infrastructure from scratch.
• Integrate live streaming into a Python application by joining a meeting and forwarding the stream to external platforms.
• Build automated meeting bots that manage participant permissions or handle meeting logistics programmatically.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

A Python SDK for building video and audio calling into desktop and server applications, with support for joining meetings, managing participants, and sending/receiving media streams.

Yes, if you need to add video or audio calling to a Python application. The SDK is production-stable, actively maintained, has no runtime dependencies, and is licensed permissively. Medium install friction (platform-specific wheels, glibc requirement) is manageable for most deployments. No known vulnerabilities. Install only if your application targets Python 3.8+ and your deployment environment meets the glibc requirement.

Install

daily-python on PyPI

pip install daily-python

uv add daily-python

poetry add daily-python

Installing daily-python

Before you install

Medium install friction due to compiled wheels for specific platforms (macOS x86_64/arm64, Linux glibc 2.28+). Active maintenance with recent release (31 days ago) and ongoing repository activity. No runtime dependencies simplifies deployment.

License in practice

BSD 2-Clause License is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects without legal concern.

Quickstart

pip install daily-python

import daily

# Join a meeting and configure audio/video settings
client = daily.Client()
client.join_meeting(url="https://your-daily-room.daily.co/meeting")

Requires Python 3.8 or newer and glibc 2.28 or newer on Linux systems; prebuilt wheels available for macOS (x86_64, arm64) and Linux (x86_64, aarch64).

Verify before relying

• Whether the SDK supports real-time bidirectional streaming without additional configuration or setup steps.
• Performance characteristics and latency guarantees for audio/video transmission in production environments.
• Whether recording and live stream features require separate Daily service configuration or are fully client-side.

Package facts

Evidence: daily_python-0.31.0-cp38-abi3-macosx_10_15_x86_64.whl; daily_python-0.31.0-cp38-abi3-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl; daily_python-0.31.0-cp38-abi3-manylinux_2_28_aarch64.whl; daily_python-0.31.0-cp38-abi3-manylinux_2_28_x86_64.whl

Keywords: webrtc, audio, video, ai

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