> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paubox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Paubox Python SDK

> Send HIPAA-compliant email and submit Paubox Forms from Python 3 applications using the official Paubox Python SDK.

The Paubox Python SDK is the official Python 3 client library for the [Paubox Email API](/email-api) and [Paubox Forms](/forms). It provides a clean interface for sending encrypted email, tracking delivery, and submitting form responses with a single external dependency (`requests`).

```bash theme={null}
pip3 install paubox-python3
```

## What you can do

* Send encrypted, HIPAA-compliant email to one or more recipients
* Add CC, BCC, attachments, and HTML or plain-text content
* Track delivery status and engagement per recipient
* Retrieve Paubox Form schemas and submit form responses with file attachments

## Requirements

* Python 3
* `requests` (installed automatically)

## Get started

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/python-sdk/quickstart">
    Install, configure credentials, and send your first email in minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/python-sdk/authentication">
    Set up your API key and endpoint host via environment variables.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Email client" icon="envelope" href="/python-sdk/email-client">
    Full reference for composing and sending email, and checking delivery status.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Forms client" icon="file-lines" href="/python-sdk/forms-client">
    Retrieve form schemas and submit responses.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Version note

The current stable release (v1) covers sending email and the Forms API. A v2 beta on the `sdk-generation/v2.0.0-beta` branch adds bulk sending and dynamic templates. This documentation covers v1.