---
id: stripe
version: "15.5.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# stripe — Python bindings for the Stripe API

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install stripe
uv add stripe
poetry add stripe

## Description

# Stripe Python Library

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The Stripe Python library provides convenient access to the Stripe API from
applications written in the Python language. It includes a pre-defined set of
classes for API resources that initialize themselves dynamically from API
responses which makes it compatible with a wide range of versions of the Stripe
API.

## API Documentation

See the [Python API docs](https://stripe.com/docs/api?lang=python).

## Installation

This package is available on PyPI:

```sh
pip install --upgrade stripe
```

Alternatively, install from source with:

```sh
python -m pip install .
```

### Requirements

Per our [Language Version Support Policy](https://docs.stripe.com/sdks/versioning?lang=python#stripe-sdk-language-version-support-policy), we currently support **Python 3.9+**.

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The Stripe Python library provides a client interface to the Stripe payment API, enabling applications to manage customers, charges, subscriptions, and other payment operations through Python.

Verdict: Stripe is a production-grade, actively maintained payment SDK with minimal dependencies and no known vulnerabilities. Its MIT license and top-1000 popularity make it a safe choice for integrating Stripe payments into Python applications.

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