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betfairlightweight

library2.23.2pypypi✓ verified 84d ago

Lightweight Python wrapper for the Betfair API-NG. Provides access to Betfair's streaming and REST APIs for betting exchange operations. Current version 2.23.2, requires Python >=3.9. Released under MIT license. Active development with frequent releases.

http-networking data serialization

pip install betfairlightweight

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · BETFAIRLIGHTWEIGHT

betfairlightweight

http-networkingpythonv2.23.2

Install

2.2s avg

Import

—

Disk

20MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v2.23.2 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 21.6MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 2.2s · import 0.000s · 22MB

20MB installed

● package 20MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

APIClient

✓ from betfairlightweight import APIClient

✗ from betfairlightweight import Betfair

Initialize Betfair client, login, fetch event types, and logout. Uses environment variables for credentials.

import os from betfairlightweight import Betfair trading = Betfair( app_key=os.environ.get('BF_APP_KEY', ''), username=os.environ.get('BF_USERNAME', ''), password=os.environ.get('BF_PASSWORD', ''), ) # Login trading.login() # Get all event types event_types = trading.betting.list_event_types() print(event_types) # Logout trading.logout()

Debug

Known issues

breakingIn version 2.0.0, the streaming API was rewritten. Old code using 'StreamListener' or 'streaming_socket' will not work. Migrate to 'StreamingResources' and 'MarketDataFilter'.

fix

Use 'from betfairlightweight.streaming import StreamingResources' and follow the new streaming pattern.

affects: >=2.0.0

breakingThe 'endpoint' parameter was removed from the Betfair constructor. Use environment variables or pass directly via 'app_key', 'username', 'password'.

fix

Remove 'endpoint' from Betfair() call. Use credentials as above.

affects: >=2.0.0

gotchaLogin may have a rate limit. Calling 'login()' rapidly can cause temporary blocks. Use a single login session and reuse the client.

fix

Cache the client session and call login() only once per session.

affects: all

deprecatedThe 'betfairlightweight.endpoints' module is deprecated in favour of 'betfairlightweight.betting' and 'betfairlightweight.account'.

fix

Replace imports from 'betfairlightweight.endpoints' with 'betfairlightweight.betting' or 'betfairlightweight.account'.

affects: 2.1.0 - 2.23.2

Upgrade

Version history

2.23.2latest on PyPI · released Mar 16, 2026

Audit

Dependencies

requestsrequiredHTTP requests for REST API

socketIO-client-nexusrequiredStreaming API (real-time updates)

python-dateutilrequiredDate/time parsing

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/betcode-org/betfair ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/betfairlightweight/ ↗

docshttps://betcode-org.github.io/betfair/ ↗

changeloghttps://github.com/betcode-org/betfair/blob/master/HISTORY.rst ↗