kernel

library0.63.0pypypi✓ verified 90d ago

The official Python library for the Kernel API, providing tools to interact with Kernel's platform for AI-powered data processing. Current version 0.63.0, released under MIT license. Active development with frequent releases.

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · KERNEL

kernel

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

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

Kernel

✓ from kernel import Kernel

✗ import kernel

Kernel is the main client class, not a module-level name

AsyncKernel

✓ from kernel import AsyncKernel

✗ from kernel.async_client import AsyncKernel

AsyncKernel is directly importable from kernel since v0.50

KernelError

✓ from kernel.exceptions import KernelError

✗ from kernel.errors import KernelError

Exceptions module renamed from 'errors' to 'exceptions' in v0.55

Initialize the Kernel client with an API key and make a query. Set KERNEL_API_KEY environment variable.

import os from kernel import Kernel client = Kernel(api_key=os.environ.get('KERNEL_API_KEY', '')) response = client.query(prompt='What is the capital of France?') print(response)

Debug

Known issues

breakingIn v0.60, the `query` method response format changed from returning a string to a structured object with `text` field.

fix

Access response.text instead of treating response as a string.

affects: >=0.60.0

deprecatedThe `kernel.errors` module is deprecated and will be removed in v1.0. Use `kernel.exceptions` instead.

fix

Update imports from `from kernel.errors import ...` to `from kernel.exceptions import ...`

affects: >=0.55.0

gotchaAPI key must be passed via `api_key` parameter or set as `KERNEL_API_KEY` environment variable. Passing `token` parameter is not supported and will be silently ignored.

fix

Use `api_key` parameter or set the environment variable.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'kernel'

Library not installed.

fix

Run `pip install kernel`

kernel.errors.KernelError: API key not found

Missing API key.

fix

Set KERNEL_API_KEY environment variable or pass `api_key` parameter.

AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'text'

Response format changed in v0.60; expecting string but code uses .text accessor.

fix

If using response.text, ensure library version >=0.60. Otherwise, use the raw string response.

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Version history

0.63.0latest on PyPI · released Jun 5, 2026

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Resources

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