Install the library with pip or easy_install. With pip you must use option --pre, because python-ebay is currently labeled as prerelease (beta) quality.

pip install --pre python-ebay

Create a configuration file.

• Generate keys at eBay’s developer website: http://developer.ebay.com/quickstartguide/

• Create an example configuration file.

• Rename the example to something sensible.

• Edit the example, especially insert the keys that you generated at eBay’s developer site.

python -c "import ebay.utils; ebay.utils.write_config_example()"
mv config.ini.example ebay.apikey
vim ebay.apikey

Before using python-ebay, you must tell it where the configuration file is:

from ebay.utils import set_config_file
from ebay.shopping import FindProducts

set_config_file("ebay.apikey")
print FindProducts("pen", "false", "10", "JSON")

Download a source package of python-ebay and unpack it. https://github.com/roopeshvaddepally/python-ebay/tarball/master

Create a configuration file.

• Generate keys at eBay’s developer website: http://developer.ebay.com/quickstartguide/

• Edit ebay/config.ini, especially insert the keys that you generated at eBay’s developer site.

Install the (slightly modified) package with:

python setup.py install

The python-ebay library now contains a working configuration file. You can use it without calling utils.set_config_file:

from ebay.shopping import FindProducts
print FindProducts("pen", "false", "10", "JSON")