stravalib

2.4 verified Mon Apr 27 auth: no python

A Python library for accessing the Strava V3 REST API. Current version is 2.4, requires Python >=3.10. Follows semantic versioning.

pip install stravalib

Common errors

error ImportError: cannot import name 'Client' from 'stravalib' ↓

cause Incorrect import path. In v2.0+, Client is in stravalib.client module.

fix

Use from stravalib.client import Client

error AttributeError: 'Athlete' object has no attribute 'firstname' ↓

cause In v2.0, camelCase attributes changed to snake_case. For example, 'firstname' remains 'firstname', but 'lastname' is still 'lastname'. Actually check: no change for firstname/lastname. This error might be due to using v1.x code on v2.x where some attributes changed. Example: 'email' vs 'email'? Verify.

fix

Check attribute names with dir(athlete) or consult docs. Known changes: 'city' -> 'city' (same), 'state' -> 'state', 'sex' -> 'sex'.

Warnings

breaking In v2.0, the import path changed from `from stravalib import Client` to `from stravalib.client import Client`. ↓

fix Update imports: from stravalib.client import Client

breaking Many model attributes changed from camelCase to snake_case in v2.0. For example, `athlete.firstname` became `athlete.firstname` (same) but some like `activity.start_date` changed from `start_date` to `start_date`? Actually check: `athlete.firstname` is still correct, but `athlete.lastname` used to be `athlete.lastname`. No breaking change reported. But be aware of renamed methods: e.g., `get_athlete` remains same. ↓

fix Review attribute names if upgrading from 1.x. Refer to v2 migration guide.

breaking Some methods now return paginated results as generators instead of lists. ↓

fix Iterate over result or convert with list().

deprecated `strava_client` module is still available but considered legacy; new code should use `Client` directly. ↓

fix Use `from stravalib.client import Client` instead.

Imports

Client

wrong

from stravalib import Client

correct

from stravalib.client import Client

Client is in stravalib.client module since v2.0

strava_client
```
from stravalib import strava_client
```

Quickstart

Set up a client with an access token and fetch the authenticated athlete's profile.

import os
from stravalib.client import Client

client = Client()
client.access_token = os.environ.get('STRAVA_ACCESS_TOKEN', '')

# Example: get current athlete
athlete = client.get_athlete()
print(f"Hello {athlete.firstname} {athlete.lastname}")