daytona
Python SDK for Daytona
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, with conditions. The package is actively maintained and has low install friction, but it is still in alpha (Development Status :: 3 - Alpha) and requires a Daytona API key and external service access. Install it if you need to programmatically manage sandboxed code execution environments and are comfortable with an alpha-stage SDK. Not suitable if you need a stable, production-grade API or if you cannot rely on external infrastructure.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a valid Daytona API key from the Daytona Dashboard and network access to the Daytona API endpoint.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a release 3 days ago.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production and proprietary projects.
last release 2026-08-11 (3 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 8,920,138 downloads/mo, #1,577 on PyPI
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pip install daytona
from daytona import Daytona, DaytonaConfig
config = DaytonaConfig(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
daytona = Daytona(config)
sandbox = daytona.create()
response = sandbox.process.code_run('print("Hello World")')- Performance characteristics and latency of sandbox creation and code execution.
- Scalability limits (concurrent sandboxes, resource quotas per account).
- Pricing model and cost implications of sandbox usage.
- Data residency and compliance certifications for the hosted infrastructure.
What it is and what it does
Daytona is the official Python SDK for Daytona, a managed infrastructure service that provisions isolated sandboxed environments for running AI-generated or untrusted code. The SDK exposes a programmatic interface to create, configure, and manage these sandboxes, along with operations for file I/O, Git integration, process execution, and language server protocol support. It includes both synchronous and asynchronous clients, with 24 runtime dependencies covering HTTP clients (aiohttp, httpx), async utilities (aiofiles, python-socketio), observability (OpenTelemetry), and configuration management (pydantic, python-dotenv).
The package is designed for developers building AI agents, code execution platforms, or applications that need to safely run untrusted code in isolated environments. You authenticate with an API key, instantiate a Daytona client, create sandboxes with optional resource constraints, and then interact with them via methods for code execution, file operations, Git operations, and LSP support. The SDK handles the complexity of remote sandbox lifecycle management and provides both paginated and cursor-based list operations for querying resources.
Use it for
- Build AI agent systems that execute generated code safely in isolated sandboxes without risking the host system.
- Create code execution platforms or playgrounds where users can run untrusted scripts with resource limits and automatic cleanup.
- Develop integration workflows that clone Git repositories, modify files, and execute code within managed sandbox environments.
- Implement language server protocol support for remote code editing and completion in sandboxed development environments.
- Automate testing and validation of generated code by running it in ephemeral, auto-deleted sandbox instances.
Worth the install?
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Yes, with conditions.
The package is actively maintained and has low install friction, but it is still in alpha (Development Status :: 3 - Alpha) and requires a Daytona API key and external service access. Install it if you need to programmatically manage sandboxed code execution environments and are comfortable with an alpha-stage SDK. Not suitable if you need a stable, production-grade API or if you cannot rely on external infrastructure.
Install
daytona on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release 3 days ago. Supports Python 3.10 through 3.14, though the package is still in alpha (Development Status :: 3 - Alpha).
Requires a valid Daytona API key from the Daytona Dashboard and network access to the Daytona API endpoint.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production and proprietary projects.
Quickstart
pip install daytona
from daytona import Daytona, DaytonaConfig
config = DaytonaConfig(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
daytona = Daytona(config)
sandbox = daytona.create()
response = sandbox.process.code_run('print("Hello World")')Verify before relying
- Performance characteristics and latency of sandbox creation and code execution.
- Scalability limits (concurrent sandboxes, resource quotas per account).
- Pricing model and cost implications of sandbox usage.
- Data residency and compliance certifications for the hosted infrastructure.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4.0,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 24 packagesDeprecatedaiofilesaiohttpdaytona-analytics-api-clientdaytona-analytics-api-client-asyncdaytona-api-clientdaytona-api-client-asyncdaytona-toolbox-api-clientdaytona-toolbox-api-client-asynchttpxhttpx-wsobstoreopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-httpopentelemetry-instrumentation-aiohttp-clientopentelemetry-sdkpydanticpython-dotenvpython-multipartpython-socketiotomltyping-extensionsurllib3wsproto |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 3 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 8,920,138 / month, #1,577 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: daytona-0.204.0-py3-none-any.whl
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See also daytona_api_client · daytona_api_client_async · daytona_sdk · daytona_analytics_api_client · daytona_toolbox_api_client_async · daytona_analytics_api_client_async · langchain-daytona · prime-sandboxes · daytona_toolbox_api_client · e2b-code-interpreter