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invenio-accounts

library7.2.1pypypi✓ verified 83d ago

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.

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pip install invenio-accounts

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · INVENIO-ACCOUNTS

invenio-accounts

auth-securitypythonv7.2.1

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

InvenioAccounts

✓ from invenio_accounts import InvenioAccounts

✗ from invenio_accounts.models 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.

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()

invenio --version

Debug

Known issues

breakingIn 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.

affects: >=7.0

gotchaThe `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.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'invenio_accounts'

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

fix

Run `pip install invenio-accounts` in your current environment.

ImportError: cannot import name 'InvenioAccounts'

Using an outdated import path.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

fix

Use `from invenio_accounts import InvenioAccounts`.

Upgrade

Version history

7.2.1latest on PyPI · released Apr 17, 2026

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Dependencies

invenio-baserequiredCore framework integration

flask-securityoptionalLegacy dependency for some account views (may be removed in future versions)

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-accounts ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/invenio-accounts/ ↗

homepagehttps://inveniosoftware.org ↗