Intro - steam 1.4.4

May 16, 2023

MIT License

A python module for interacting with various parts of Steam.

Supports Python 2.7+ and 3.4+.

Features

  • SteamClient - communication with the steam network based on gevent
  • CDNClient - access to Steam content depots
  • WebAuth - authentication for access to store.steampowered.com and steamcommunity.com
  • WebAPI - simple API for Steam’s Web API with automatic population of interfaces
  • SteamAuthenticator - enable/disable/manage two factor authentication for Steam accounts
  • SteamID - convert between the various ID representations with ease
  • Master Server Query Protocol - query masters servers directly or via SteamClient

Checkout the User guide for examples, or the API Reference for details.

For questions, issues, or general curiosity, visit the repo at https://github.com/ValvePython/steam.

Like using the command line? Try steamctl tool

Quick install

For system specific details, see Installation Details.

Install latest version from PYPI:

# with SteamClient dependecies
pip install -U steam[client]

# without (only when using parts that do no rely on gevent, and protobufs)
pip install -U steam

Install the current dev version from github:

# cutting edge from master
pip install git+https://github.com/ValvePython/steam#egg=steam

# specific version tag (e.g. v1.0.0)
pip install git+https://github.com/ValvePython/steam@v1.0.0#egg=steam[client]
# without SteamClient extras
pip install git+https://github.com/ValvePython/steam@v1.0.0#egg=steam