Installation

Install Package

pip install onshape-sdk-zachsharma

This installs the published package and its dependencies, including requests and python-dotenv.

Project Structure

Your project can stay minimal:

my_project/
├── .env
└── your_script.py

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project root with your Onshape API keys:

ONSHAPE_ACCESS_KEY=your_access_key_here
ONSHAPE_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here

Getting API Keys

Generate API keys at https://dev-portal.onshape.com/keys. You need a free or paid Onshape account.

Verify Installation

from onshape_sdk import OnshapeClient

client = OnshapeClient.from_env()
result = client.test_auth()
print(result)  # Prints user info and document count