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id: solana
version: "0.40.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# solana — Solana.py

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 1.1M/mo

## What it is and what it does

Solana.py is the official Python SDK for the Solana blockchain. It provides async and websocket clients to interact with Solana's JSON RPC API, allowing you to query blockchain state, build and submit transactions, and monitor on-chain events. The package wraps core Solana types from the solders library and covers the SPL Token Program for token operations.

The library is designed for developers building Python applications on Solana—from simple queries to complex transaction construction. It supports both async/await patterns and context managers for resource management, making it suitable for production services. The package is actively maintained and supports current Python versions (3.11 through 3.14).

Use it for:

- Query account balances, transaction history, and on-chain program state via the Solana RPC API.
- Build and submit transactions to the Solana blockchain from Python applications.
- Subscribe to real-time blockchain events (logs, account changes) using websocket connections.
- Interact with SPL Token Program for token transfers, minting, and account management.
- Integrate Solana blockchain functionality into async Python services and web frameworks.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Solana.py is a Python SDK for building transactions and interacting with the Solana blockchain via its JSON RPC API, with support for the SPL Token Program.

Yes. Solana.py is the canonical Python SDK for Solana development, actively maintained with no known vulnerabilities, permissive MIT licensing, and low install friction. Install it if you are building on Solana in Python. The only caveat is the Python 3.11+ requirement; if you are on an older version, you cannot use this package.

## Install

pip install solana
uv add solana
poetry add solana

## Installing solana

Before you install: Low friction install with a pure-Python wheel. Active maintenance: last commit 2026-08-01, release 28 days ago. Requires Python 3.11 or later. Six runtime dependencies including pydantic, solders, and websockets are all widely-used packages.

License in practice: MIT license (permissive) — you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.

Quickstart:

pip install solana

import asyncio
from solana.rpc.async_api import AsyncClient

async def main():
    async with AsyncClient("https://api.devnet.solana.com") as client:
        res = await client.is_connected()
        print(res)

asyncio.run(main())

Requires Python 3.11 or later. The async API examples assume familiarity with asyncio.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package is actively maintained beyond the latest commit date shown (2026-08-01).
- Performance characteristics and rate-limiting behavior when making high-volume RPC calls.
- Completeness of SPL Token Program coverage compared to the official Solana documentation.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 1.1M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

solana blockchain python sdk, solana json rpc client, build solana transactions python, solana web3 python library, spl token program python, solana async rpc api, solana websocket client, blockchain, web3, async-rpc

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