This repository is archived and no longer maintained. For a current alternative, see the React chat tutorial.

Building chat with Python can be a time consuming task. Stream Chat provides the necessary SDK and underlying infrastructure to allow anyone to build chat with Python.

This repository hosts the codebase for the Python Chat Tutorial with Django and React.

1. Clone the Repository

git clone git@github.com:GetStream/python-chat-example.git

2. Setup Dependencies

• brew install python3
• brew install node && brew install yarn
• python3 -m venv chatexample
• source chatexample/bin/activate
• cd python-chat-example/chat-frontend && yarn && yarn start

3. Replace Stream Chat API Credentials

• mychat/settings.py on line 47 and 48
• chat-frontend/src/Chat.js on line 17