README for django-paypal-driver Pluggable PayPal NVP (Name Value Pair) API implementation for Django based web applications. Installation ============ All you need to do is copying the "paypal" directory (or make a symbolink) under one of the directories in your PYTHON_PATH such as: If you are using Python 2.5; - /usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ - /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ If you are using Python 2.6; - /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ - /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ Example ======= Once you copy the "paypal" drectory under your PYTHON_PATH; you can enter shell by typing "python manage.py shell" command under your project root. You need to define your PayPal API Credientials in your projects settings file. Those are; - PAYPAL_USER (api username) - PAYPAL_PASSWORD (api password) - PAYPAL_SIGNATURE (api signature) Then you can actually perform the following methods; In [1]: from paypal.driver import PayPal In [2]: p = PayPal(debug = True) In [3]: p.SetExpressCheckout("10.00", "USD", "http://localhost/return", "http://localhost/cancel") - - - - - - - - - - You can see the error that the server sends bu calling - p.apierror Also, you can see the full response that comes from the PayPal server by typing - p.api_response when you are in python shell. - - - - - - - - - - In [4]: p.DoExpressCheckoutPayment("USD", "10.00", "token", "payerid") Also you can refund money; In [5]: p.RefundTransaction(transid = "transactionid", refundtype = "Partial", currency = "USD", amount = "10.00")