Python quick start

This quick start lets you get an end-to-end implementation up and running using the Python SDK in 5 minutes or less.

Prerequisites

1. Set up and configure the SDK

In a terminal in your Python environment, run:

In your project, create a file called .env containing your API environment variable from your product environment credentials:

In your project, create a new file called my_file.py. Copy and paste the following into this file:

2. Upload an image

Copy and paste this into my_file.py:

3. Get and use details of the image

Copy and paste this into my_file.py:

4. Transform the image

Copy and paste this into my_file.py:

5. Run your code

Copy and paste this into my_file.py:

In the terminal, run the following command:

The following original image is uploaded to Cloudinary, tagged appropriately and accessible via the URL shown below.

The transformed version of the image is accessible via the URL shown below.

[Original image] Original image
http://res.cloudinary.com/&ltcloud-name&gt/image/
upload/v1/quickstart_butterfly [Transformed image] Transformed image
http://res.cloudinary.com/&ltcloud-name&gt
/image/upload/e_sepia
r_max/v1/quickstart_butterfly

View the completed code

[]Fork the repo and try it yourself

You can find the full code example for this quick start on GitHub.

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Next steps

• Learn more about the Python SDK by visiting the other pages in this SDK guide.
• Get comprehensive details about Cloudinary features and capabilities:
  • Upload guide: Provides details and examples of the upload options.
  • Image transformations guide: Provides details and examples of the transformations you can apply to image assets.
  • Video transformations guide: Provides details and examples of the transformations you can apply to video assets.
  • Transformation URL API Reference: Provides details and examples of all available transformation parameters.
  • Admin API guide: Provides details and examples of the methods available for managing and organizing your media assets.