Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.14+

• httpx (installed automatically)

That’s it. No Django, no ORM, no heavy framework.

Install with uv

uv add pretalx-client

Install with pip

pip install pretalx-client

Verify the install

from pretalx_client import PretalxClient

client = PretalxClient("pycon-us-2026")
print(client.api_url)
# https://pretalx.com/api/events/pycon-us-2026/

If you’re using pretalx-client as part of django-program, it’s already included as a workspace dependency – no extra install needed.

Authentication

Most Pretalx data is publicly accessible, but some fields (speaker emails, draft submissions) require an API token. You can generate one from your Pretalx user profile under Settings > API tokens.

Pass it when constructing the client:

client = PretalxClient(
    "pycon-us-2026",
    api_token="your-pretalx-api-token",
)

Without a token, the client still works – you just won’t see restricted fields.