pyziptax 1.2

Python API for accessing sales tax information from Zip-Tax.com

Python API for Zip-Tax.com

Installation

pip install pyziptax

Usage Example

import pyziptax

# Single Tax Rate
pyziptax.api_key = ZIPTAX_KEY
rate = pyziptax.get_rate('10001', 'New York', 'NY')
# import decimal
# rate == decimal.Decimal('8.875')

# Multiple Tax Rates
pyziptax.api_key = ZIPTAX_KEY
rate = pyziptax.get_rate('94304', multiple_rates=True)
# rate == {u'LOCKHEED': Decimal('8.250'), u'PALO ALTO': Decimal('8.750')}

ZipTaxClient Parameters

• ZIPTAX_KEY - API key you received when you registered on Zip-Tax.com

• zip_code - The only required parameter

• city - Optional

• state - Optional

• multiple_rates - If True, returns a dictionary of city names to tax rates; If False, returns just the tax rate, but raises a ZipTaxFailure if multiple rates were returned.

Development

Pull requests welcome!

# Set up repository for development
pip install tox
python setup.py install

# Run tests
tox

To update PyPI:

python setup.py sdist upload