paytmchecksum

What it is and what it does

paytmchecksum is a utility library for creating and verifying checksums used in Paytm payment gateway transactions. It implements the cryptographic signing scheme required to authenticate payment requests and responses with Paytm's servers. The package has no external runtime dependencies and is designed to be a lightweight integration point for Python applications that need to process Paytm payments.

The library was last updated on 2023-08-02 and is now in abandoned maintenance status. It declares support for Python 2.7 and Python 3.3–3.6, all of which are no longer actively supported by the Python project. No known security vulnerabilities have been reported, but the lack of recent updates means compatibility with modern Python versions and any changes to Paytm's API are unverified.

Use it for:

• Generating checksums for payment requests sent to Paytm's payment gateway in a Python backend
• Verifying checksums in payment callbacks received from Paytm to confirm transaction authenticity
• Integrating Paytm payment processing into legacy Python applications still running older Python versions
• Validating transaction signatures in Paytm webhook handlers

Worth the install?

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

Generates and verifies checksums for Paytm payment transactions in Python, implementing the cryptographic signature scheme required by Paytm's payment gateway.

No. The package is abandoned (last update 2023-08-02) and declares support only for end-of-life Python versions (2.7, 3.3–3.6). Compatibility with modern Python is unverified, and Paytm's API may have changed since the last release. If you need Paytm integration, verify with Paytm's current documentation whether this library still works with their current gateway.

Install

paytmchecksum on PyPI

pip install paytmchecksum

uv add paytmchecksum

poetry add paytmchecksum

Installing paytmchecksum

Before you install

High install friction and abandoned maintenance status. The package has not been updated since 2023-08-02 and is classified as abandoned. It declares support for Python 2.7 and Python 3.3–3.6, all of which are end-of-life; compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified.

License in practice

MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only that the license and copyright notice be included with distributions.

Quickstart

pip install paytmchecksum==1.7.0

from paytmchecksum import generate_checksum, verify_checksum

checksum = generate_checksum(data, key)
verify_checksum(data, key, checksum)

Package declares support only for Python 2.7 and 3.3–3.6; compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified.

Verify before relying

• Whether the package works with Python versions released after 3.6
• Whether Paytm's checksum algorithm or gateway requirements have changed since 2023-08-02
• Whether there are known security issues in the checksum implementation not yet reported to OSV

Package facts

Evidence: paytmchecksum-1.7.0.tar.gz

Keywords: Paytm, Checksum, Python, Signature, Payment

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