Invenio-Accounts

7.2.1 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python maintenance

Invenio module for user management and authentication. Handles user registration, login, password reset, and session management. Current version 7.2.1 (requires Python >=3.7). Released under the MIT license. Maintenance mode; new features are being integrated into InvenioRDM.

pip install invenio-accounts

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'invenio_accounts' ↓

cause The package is not installed or is installed in a different environment.

fix

Run pip install invenio-accounts in your current environment.

error ImportError: cannot import name 'InvenioAccounts' ↓

cause Using an outdated import path. InvenioAccounts was previously located in invenio_accounts.ext or similar.

fix

Use from invenio_accounts import InvenioAccounts.

Warnings

breaking In version 7.0, the default hashing algorithm for passwords changed from bcrypt to scrypt. Existing passwords stored with bcrypt will fail to verify unless migrated. ↓

fix Run the provided upgrade script `invenio accounts upgrade` or manually rehash passwords with scrypt.

gotcha The `invenio-accounts` package does not include a ready-to-use user interface. You must integrate with Flask-Security or build custom templates. ↓

fix Install `Flask-Security` and configure it alongside Invenio-Accounts, or implement your own login/registration views.

Imports

InvenioAccounts

wrong

from invenio_accounts.models import InvenioAccounts

correct

from invenio_accounts import InvenioAccounts

InvenioAccounts is the Flask extension class, not a model.

User
```
from invenio_accounts.models import User
```
The User model is in invenio_accounts.models.

Quickstart

Minimal Flask app with Invenio-Accounts initialized.

from flask import Flask
from invenio_accounts import InvenioAccounts

app = Flask(__name__)
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'change_this_key'
InvenioAccounts(app)

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return 'Hello'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run()