python

Accept a payment

An implementation with Flask.

You can 🎥 watch a video to see how this server was implemented and read the transcripts.

Requirements

• Python 3
• Configured .env file

How to run

1. Confirm .env configuration

Ensure the API keys are configured in .env in this directory. It should include the following keys:

# Stripe API keys - see https://stripe.com/docs/development/quickstart#api-keys
STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test...
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test...

# Required to verify signatures in the webhook handler.
# See README on how to use the Stripe CLI to test webhooks
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...

# Path to front-end implementation. Note: PHP has it's own front end implementation.
STATIC_DIR=../../client/html
DOMAIN=http://localhost:4242

2. Create and activate a new virtual environment

MacOS / Unix

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

Windows (PowerShell)

python3 -m venv env
.\env\Scripts\activate.bat

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Optionally - Add Stripe Tax

Stripe Tax lets you calculate and collect sales tax, VAT and GST with one line of code. To enable Stripe Tax set up in the dashboard: [Docs - Set up Stripe Tax](https://stripe.com/docs/tax/set-up).

In "server.py", set calcuateTax to true if you want Stripe to calculate tax for the transactions in this application.

calcuateTax = False

4. Export and run the application

MacOS / Unix

export FLASK_APP=server.py
python3 -m flask run --port=4242

Windows (PowerShell)

$env:FLASK_APP=“server.py"
python3 -m flask run --port=4242

5. Go to localhost:4242 in your browser to see the demo