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# Python SDK

> See how the Python SDK makes using Docusign APIs easier.

The Python eSignature SDK is provided by Docusign to help Python developers use the
[Docusign eSignature REST API](/docs/esign-rest-api). It is provided both as a
[PyPI module](https://pypi.org/project/docusign-esign/) as well as an
[open source repo on GitHub](https://github.com/docusign/docusign-python-client). The Python eSignature SDK is also used when developers opt to get started with the Python
[Quickstart](/docs/esign-rest-api/quickstart), which generates ready-to-use, personalized Python code.

## Places to start

[Setup and configuration](/docs/esign-rest-api/sdks/python/setup-and-configuration)

[Authentication](/docs/esign-rest-api/sdks/python/auth)

[SDK reference](https://docusign.github.io/docusign-esign-python-client/)

## Compatibility

* The Python eSignature SDK is compatible with Python version 2.7 and later.

## SDK versions

New versions of the SDK are released periodically to use the newest version of the eSignature REST API v2.1. SDK versions use the standard period-separated
[software versioning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning) scheme. General release versions are of the form x.y.z, and release candidate (prerelease) versions are of the form x.y.z-rc.

The
[SDK’s changelog file](https://github.com/docusign/docusign-python-client/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) lists each SDK update and its notable changes from the prior version.

Developers are not required to update their applications to new versions of the SDK, unless there’s a specific reason to do so:

* Access to a new eSignature API feature or method
* An SDK bug fix including security-related issues
* To support an updated version of one of the SDK's dependencies

## SDK Issues

If you find any issues with the SDKs, you can report problems by opening an issue on the
[GitHub repo](https://github.com/docusign/docusign-python-client/issues), or by reporting the problem to Customer Service.

> See how the Python SDK makes using Docusign APIs easier.

## Docs

- [Python SDK setup and configuration](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/sdks/python/setup-and-configuration.md)
- [Python SDK authentication](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/sdks/python/auth.md)
- [Accessing the Python SDK object model](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/sdks/python/accessing-object-model.md)
- [Calling Python SDK methods and handling errors](https://developers.docusign.com/docs/esign-rest-api/sdks/python/calling-methods-handling-errors.md)