Installation¶

Voltricx supports Python 3.9 and above and Lavalink v4.x.

Prerequisites¶

Before installing Voltricx you will need:

The simplest installation method:

pip install voltricx

Virtual Environments

It is best practice to install packages inside a virtual environment.

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # Linux / macOS
.venv\Scripts\activate      # Windows
pip install voltricx

If you want the latest unreleased changes or plan to contribute:

git clone https://github.com/revvlabs/voltricx
cd voltricx
pip install -e .

The -e flag installs in editable mode, meaning code changes are reflected immediately without reinstalling.

Voltricx will automatically install all required packages:

Package	Version	Purpose
`discord.py`	≥ 2.0.0	Discord bot framework
`pydantic`	≥ 2.0.0	Data validation and models
`aiohttp`	≥ 3.8.0	Async HTTP client for REST requests
`yarl`	≥ 1.9.0	URL parsing
`python-dotenv`	≥ 1.0.0	Environment variable loading

To enable support for Discord's Audio Video Encryption protocol:

pip install davey

Note

DAVE support is optional. Voltricx works perfectly without it. Only install davey if your use case requires end-to-end encrypted voice sessions.

After installing, verify everything works:

import voltricx
print(voltricx.__version__)  # Should print: 1.0.5